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Volkwyn, Trevor S.; Allie, Saalih; Buffler, Andy; Lubben, Fred – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2008
Conventional physics laboratory courses generally include an emphasis on increasing students' ability to carry out data analysis according to scientific practice, in particular, those aspects that relate to measurement uncertainty. This study evaluates the efficacy of the conventional approach by analyzing the understanding of measurement of…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Laboratory Manuals, Data Collection, Data Processing
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Davidowitz, Bette; Rollnick, Marissa; Fakudze, Cynthia – International Journal of Science Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to develop and apply a scheme for the analysis of flow diagrams. The flow diagrams in question are a schematic representation of written instructions that require students to process the text of their practical manual. It was hoped that an analysis of the flow diagrams would provide insight into students'…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Chemistry, Foreign Countries, Flow Charts