Chemistry laboratory courses: Are students and faculty being short changed?

CHED 95

Larry D. Pedersen, lpederse@misericordia.edu, Chemistry Department, Misericordia University, 301 Lake Street, Dallas, PA 18612
Most educators agree that students learn most effectively by doing, rather than by only seeing and hearing. Most colleges and universities however seem to put little value on laboratory courses, which is precisely where students do get hands-on, "doing" exposure. For example, students usually receive only one credit for every two to three hours they spend in the laboratory. Similarly, many colleges and universities only pay faculty 0.75 credit hours for each laboratory contact hour. The appropriateness of these practices is discussed.
 

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