Measuring the views of grade 10-12 Gauteng school learners on Chemistry practicals

Davis, Bridgit Helen

dc.contributor.advisor	Mashile, Elias Oupa, 1963-	en
dc.contributor.author	Davis, Bridgit Helen	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:48:41Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:48:41Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:48:41Z
dc.date.submitted	2004-02-29	en
dc.identifier.citation	Davis, Bridgit Helen (2009) Measuring the views of grade 10-12 Gauteng school learners on Chemistry practicals, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/997>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/997
dc.description.abstract	The two-part Views on Chemistry Practicals (VOCP) instrument for measuring the views of grade 10 to 12 Physical Science students about the benefits and problems of Chemistry practicals was empirically developed and trialed using six schools in Gauteng. The summary part of the resultant VOCP instrument comprises 24 Likert items and the explanatory part comprises 24 multiple-choice items with 163 options, thus creating a unique current record of a wide range of students' views of chemistry practicals and providing teachers with a tool for improving chemistry practicals. The trial of the instrument with 230 students from three schools indicated that the summary part of the instrument is reliable (Cronbach alpha coefficient) and that a shortened explanatory part of the instrument is reliable (Chi squared values for 17 items with 98 options). The validity of the VOCP instrument was established through the empirical development of the instrument using triangulation of data.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 112 p.)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Chemistry practicals	en
dc.subject	Chemistry laboratories	en
dc.subject	Science practicals	en
dc.subject	Science laboratories	en
dc.subject	Empirical development of instruments	en
dc.subject	Views on chemistry practicals	en
dc.subject	Benefits of chemistry practicals	en
dc.subject	Problems of chemistry practicals	en
dc.subject	Physical Science students	en
dc.subject	Action research in chemistry education	en
dc.subject.ddc	540.7126822
dc.subject.lcsh	Chemistry -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.subject.lcsh	Chemical laboratories -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational evaluation -- South Africa -- Gauteng
dc.title	Measuring the views of grade 10-12 Gauteng school learners on Chemistry practicals	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Educational Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.Ed. (Natural Science Education)	en