Effective Methods of Training Biology Laboratory Teaching Assistants II: Preparing TAs To Be Effective in the Laboratory

 

Jean L. Dickey, John Cummings, Maggie Haag, Louise McBain, and William Glider

Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2001, Volume 22

Abstract

One of the most important factors in the success of undergraduate biology laboratories rests with the instructors, often undergraduate or graduate students, who teach them. This ABLE 2000 workshop, which continued a session presented at ABLE 1999, focused on the theme “teaching effectively in the laboratory.” Topics included preparation, organization, supervision of group work, and involvement of students in discussion. In addition to presentations by the workshop organizers, participants engaged in lively discussion of their own experiences and methods.

Keywords:  teaching assistants, TA preparation, teaching assessment

Clemson University (2000)