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Peer reviewedTamir, Pinchas; Lunetta, Vincent N. – Science Education, 1981
Reviews and compares results of content analysis studies of selected high school science laboratory handbooks using the Laboratory Structure and Task Analysis Inventory (LAI). Findings from two biology, two chemistry, and two physics handbooks indicate highly structured investigations where students perform manipulative and observational…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Inquiry, Laboratory Manuals
Direct linkTweedy, Maryanne E.; Hoese, William J. – Journal of Biological Education, 2005
Many have called for reform of the science curriculum to incorporate the process of inquiry: this has been shown to improve student understanding of biological concepts. Laboratory activities provide excellent opportunities to incorporate inquiry in to the curriculum. This study used a modified version of the Laboratory Task Analysis Instrument…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Laboratory Manuals, Science Curriculum, College Instruction
