Cultured Inquiry: Students learn about the scientific process and gain critical thinking skills through disc diffusion assays

by: Judith A. Scheppler, Nan Sethakorn, and Susan Styer

The disc diffusion assay provides a mechanism for students to gain experience conducting scientific inquiry and also gain critical thinking skills. This procedure can be used for guided and authentic inquiry and provides students opportunities to design experiments, draw original conclusions, and present their results.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 11/1/2003Stock # tst03_070_08_56Volume 070Issue 08

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