An Action Research Report: Improving Pre-Laboratory Preparation of First-Year University Chemistry Students

• Kenneth S. Lyle ^[1] ; William R. Robinson ^[1]
  1. [1] Purdue University

     Purdue University

     Township of Wabash, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 79, Nº 6, 2002, pág. 663
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Action research is the most informal of the naturalistic research methods. Its goal is not to test the truth or falsity of a hypothesis. Instead, action research is directed at developing descriptions of existing situations that can be used to evaluate and modify those situations. The work of Rolnick, Zwane, Staskun, Lotz, and Green () described here is an example of the use of action research in evaluating and improving students' pre-laboratory preparation in a first-year chemistry course at a university in South Africa.