The use of investigative laboratory programs is one of
the recommended methods of instruction for improving the
outcomes of college science laboratory work. In such
programs, students are expected to take more responsibility
for their learning and to exercise manipulative skills as
well as their thinking. One factor that contributes to
students' learning success is their learning strategies.
In order to increase our understanding of students'
learning strategies in an investigative laboratory program, a
qualitative research design was used in this study. The
participants for this study were ten students who were
enrolled in Principles of Biology Laboratory Hl15 which used
an investigative approach. The primary data were gathered
through interviews with the students. Additional data to
provide a more holistic description of some aspects of the
students' use of learning strategies were obtained from
assessment of the students' learning style, a review of course syllabus and handouts, non-participant observations,
and interviews with the instructors.
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