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America's Lab Report: Investigations in High School Science
Source: National Academies Press (NAP)
Host URL: http://www.nap.edu
 
Laboratory experiences as a part of most U.S. high school science curricula have been taken for granted for decades, but they have rarely been carefully examined. What can they contribute to science learning? What is the current status of labs in our nation’s high schools as a context for learning science? This report is an objective examination of high school science laboratories and looks at a range of questions about how laboratory experiences fit into U.S. high schools.
Based on the evidence, this report identifies a set of goals for science laboratories and outlines principles of instructional design that can help laboratory experiences achieve their intended learning outcomes.
You may read the report online without charge. A fee is charged if you choose to download the entire report or individual chapters.

 
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