University level laboratory work is reformulated to fit into the chemistry and natural science education in the upper secondary school of Sweden. This thesis describes how this reformulation is performed both from the chemical and the didactic point of view. The resulting laboratory manual has been tested by students in the target group with positive response. Interest lay in how to present laboratory experiments far different from what they usually did and how it actually connected to their studies in natural science. How much did attitudes and self-efficacy influence the implementation of the laboratory work…
Contents
1 Introduction
2 Literature exposition
2.1 Attitudes
2.2 Learning through challenges and collaboration
2.3 Laboratory work in school science
2.4 Chemical Theory
2.5 Laboratory history
2.6 Goals of this laboratory lesson in relation to courses in chem-istry and natural science
3 Problem statement
4 Methods
4.1 Theoretical and methodological starting points
4.2 Empirical study
4.3 Teacher interview
5 Results
5.1 Chemical aspects when formulating the laboratory work
5.2 The questionnaire
5.3 Observations from the testing of the laboratory work
5.4 Collaboration during the laboratory work
5.5 The students’ written notes (from the laboratory work)
5.6 The students’ behavior during the laboratory work
5.7 The teacher’s role during the laboratory work
5.8 Interview with the teacher
5.9 The practical work and instructions of the laboratory manual
6 Discussion and Conclusions
6.1 Learning potential
6.2 Collaborations
6.3 Self-efficacy
7 Consequences for the teacher’s role
A Students’ manual
C Questionnaire
Bibliography
Author: Larsson, Malin
Source: Kristianstad University
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