Science Laboratory Experiences of High School Students Across One State in the U.S.: Descriptive Research from the Classroom

Just as Utah science education leaders saw this research as the initial step in the process of helping committed science teachers continually improve laboratory experiences, it can also serve to focus and direct other states and nations in appraising and improving their own students' experience...

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Published in:Science educator 2008-04, Vol.17 (1), p.36
Main Authors: Campbell, Todd, Bohn, Chad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative support
Chemistry
Core curriculum
Data analysis
Educational Research
High School Students
High Schools
Interviews
Laboratory Experiments
Learning
Needs Assessment
Poverty
Qualitative Research
Questionnaires
Science Curriculum
Science education
Science Instruction
Science Laboratories
Science Programs
Science Teachers
Secondary School Science
Secondary schools
Socioeconomic Status
Statistical Analysis
Student Diversity
Teacher Attitudes
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Utah
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Summary:Just as Utah science education leaders saw this research as the initial step in the process of helping committed science teachers continually improve laboratory experiences, it can also serve to focus and direct other states and nations in appraising and improving their own students' experiences. Not only have leading national science education organizations called for inquiry instruction, they have gone so far as to recognize and promote student inquiry in the science classroom as a central strategy for instruction at all grade levels (AAAS, 1993; NRC, 1996; NRC, 2005; NSTA, 1998, NSTA 2007).\n This left teachers unsure about the extent to which they would be able to integrate both the process and content of science into their instruction in ways that would support students and meet core standards.
ISSN:1094-3277