CHED 1440 |
| Communication, especially effective writing, is an important skill for any scientist. However, research concerning laboratory instruction indicates that the fundamental focus of many students in the laboratory is on completing the task and not on how to interpret or present their results in an effective laboratory report. High school chemistry students were asked to complete a two-part questionnaire containing both Likert and free-response questions. Additionally, students and teachers were interviewed to probe how their ideas about how the act of writing effective laboratory reports may have impacted the students' understanding of chemistry and their ability to write. Analysis of the questionnaires and interviews indicated agreement between students and teachers as to the factors considered to be most important in writing an effective laboratory report. Our research identified four main factors that students and teachers perceived to be important for writing an effective laboratory report within the high school chemistry laboratory context. |
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Chemistry Education Research
8:30 AM-11:55 AM, Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- HEC A, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |