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This article reports on a study of student and teacher perceptions of the purpose and effectiveness of laboratory work in science at the Year 10 level of secondary school. The main focus of the study was a comparison between the perceptions of one class of students and their teacher at each of six different schools with regard to the aims, regularity, conduct and assessment of laboratory work. The study identified a number of areas of mismatch between students and their teachers. The findings of the study will be of use to teachers in developing and improving their science curriculum, particularly with regard to laboratory work.
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Wilkinson, J., Ward, M. A comparative study of students' and their teacher's perceptions of laboratory work in secondary schools. Research in Science Education 27, 599–610 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02461483
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