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Pitt Kits - Experimental Design and Data Analysis in Ecology
This seven-day workshop will introduce the fundamentals of experimental design and data analysis. Participants will learn about study systems amenable to classroom experimentation. Beginning with a discussion of the scientific method, participants will trace the steps of the scientific process from beginning to end. During the week they will set up several experiments, collect data, and analyze the data using a variety of statistical tools. Participants will also practice interpretation and presentation of results. The experiments will conclude with a symposium in which participants give presentations based on their findings. These experiences will leave participants in an excellent position to take advantage of the current shifts in pedagogy towards student-centered experiential learning by conducting sustained experiments in the classroom. 7-day residential program at University of Pittsburgh’s Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology, tentatively scheduled for summer 2008
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