Laboratory Instructional Practices Inventory: A Tool for Assessing the Transformation of Undergraduate Laboratory Instruction

by: Troy D. Sadler, Ana Puig, and Brian K. Trutschel

The authors developed a protocol for observing laboratory learning environments. It directs observer attention to forms of student engagement and discourse. By categorizing the predominant forms of engagement and discourse at discrete points throughout laboratory sessions, observers and instructors can empirically document major trends in the learning environment.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2011Stock # jcst11_041_01_25Volume 041Issue 01

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