Described is a nontraditional approach to the evaluation of laboratory instruction in general physics courses which focuses on the identification of telling questions, key concepts and basic phenomena involved in the experiment, description of the method used, and the results. (DS)

Presented is a review of three methods for evaluating the effects of laboratory work in high school science instruction. The report focuses specifically on evaluating student performance, what aspects are to be evaluated, and how to evaluate. A table is given of some of the limitations and benefits of each of the assessment procedures. The authors…

This volume presents 64 abstracts of keynote and parallel paper presentations of the Irish National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning's (NAIRTL) conference on the theme of flexible learning. The Flexible Learning conference was a joint initiative by NAIRTL and the Learning Innovation Network. The keynote presentations can…