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Techniques for Building Student Confidence in a Research Setting
Author(s) -
Milgram Sharon L
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.198.3
Subject(s) - internship , teamwork , psychology , medical education , self confidence , mathematics education , pedagogy , medicine , social psychology , political science , law
As laboratory instructors and supervisors of research interns our goal is to help students develop skills in many areas, including laboratory techniques, problem solving, teamwork, and communication. Many factors influence the development of these skills and impact a student's ability to meaningfully work and learn in research environments. One major factor is the level of self‐confidence that the student brings to the laboratory experience. Students who are over‐ and under‐confident both experience difficulties, but low self‐confidence can often prompt students to question their ability to pursue a science career. This talk will discuss strategies for assessing student learning styles and confidence in a research environment, and will provide techniques for building student confidence during internships and other research experiences. The talk will focus on research internship experiences but approaches are applicable to laboratory classrooms as well.