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Lunetta, Vincent N.; Tamir, Pinchas – School Science and Mathematics, 1981
This report reviews some goals for laboratory activities in contemporary science teaching, discusses an investigation that analyzed and compared laboratory activities from two major physics guides, and discusses the implications of the goals and analysis for physics teaching. Six major deficiencies in the two laboratory handbooks are identified.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Guides, Physics

Lunetta, Vincent N.; Tamir, Pinchas – Science Teacher, 1979
Discusses how laboratory activities can match science teaching goals. Analysis of two commonly used laboratory investigations in high school physics and biology are presented using a list of 24 skills and behaviors which are related to the processes of scientific inquiry and problem solving. (HM)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Objectives, Educational Objectives, Inquiry