Building student confidence in practical science

17/07/2023 22 min Episodio 1

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Episode Synopsis

Welcome to the first episode of the LearnSci Webcasts! Today we're talking about student confidence in practical science, with Dr. Dino Spagnoli from the University of Western Australia and Dr. Callum Cooper from the University of Sunderland.

Dino and Callum join Ashleigh to explore how to support and encourage student confidence in practical science. They share their experiences and insight into issues surrounding student self-esteem, confidence in labs and giving students the freedom to fail.

LearnSci Webcasts are all about educators helping educators. Over the course of this season, we've invited university academics to share their experiences, thoughts and tips and tricks on a range of topics, from student engagement to balancing choice and structure in students' learning.

You can read a summary of this episode and find links to mentioned resources on the LearnSci blog 👉 https://www.learnsci.com/post/developing-student-confidence-in-practical-science-learnsci-webcasts