Laboratory Activities, Science Education and Problem-solving Skills

Science education specialists, science teachers as well as Portuguese science curricula acknowledge lab activities as important educational tools, namely for students to learn how to do science. If doing science is conceptualized as solving problems, some kinds of lab activities may be more appropri...

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Published in:Procedia, social and behavioral sciences social and behavioral sciences, 2013-12, Vol.106, p.1677-1686
Main Authors: Leite, Laurinda, Dourado, Luís
Format: Article
Language:English
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laboratory activities
problem-based learning
problem-solving
science education
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Summary:Science education specialists, science teachers as well as Portuguese science curricula acknowledge lab activities as important educational tools, namely for students to learn how to do science. If doing science is conceptualized as solving problems, some kinds of lab activities may be more appropriate for students to attain that objective than others. This paper presents a categorization of lab activities based on both their main educational goal and the way they deal with phenomena and models. Afterwards, it discusses the extent to which each type of lab activities fosters the development of problem-solving skills.
ISSN:1877-0428
1877-0428
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.12.190