Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories

This paper reviews the ways in which interactions have been studied, and the findings of such studies, in science education in both face-to-face and remote laboratories. Guided by a systematic selection process, 27 directly relevant articles were analysed based on three categories: the instruments...

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Main Authors: Wei, Jianye, Treagust, David, Mocerino, Mauro, Lucey, Anthony, Zadnik, Marjan, Lindsay, Euan
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140104189
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80816
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author Wei, Jianye
Treagust, David
Mocerino, Mauro
Lucey, Anthony
Zadnik, Marjan
Lindsay, Euan
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Treagust, David
Mocerino, Mauro
Lucey, Anthony
Zadnik, Marjan
Lindsay, Euan
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description This paper reviews the ways in which interactions have been studied, and the findings of such studies, in science education in both face-to-face and remote laboratories. Guided by a systematic selection process, 27 directly relevant articles were analysed based on three categories: the instruments used for measuring interactions, the research findings on student interactions, and the theoretical frameworks used in the studies of student interactions. In face-to-face laboratories, instruments for measuring interactions and the characterisation of the nature of interactions were prominent. For remote laboratories, the analysis of direct interactions was found to be lacking. Instead, studies of remote laboratories were mainly concerned with their practical scope. In addition, it is found that only a limited number of theoretical frameworks have been developed and applied in the research design. Existent theories are summarised and possible theoretical frameworks that may be implemented in studies of interactions in undergraduate laboratories are proposed. Finally, future directions for research on the interrelationship between student interactions and laboratory learning are suggested.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-808162021-01-07T07:46:48Z Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories Wei, Jianye Treagust, David Mocerino, Mauro Lucey, Anthony Zadnik, Marjan Lindsay, Euan This paper reviews the ways in which interactions have been studied, and the findings of such studies, in science education in both face-to-face and remote laboratories. Guided by a systematic selection process, 27 directly relevant articles were analysed based on three categories: the instruments used for measuring interactions, the research findings on student interactions, and the theoretical frameworks used in the studies of student interactions. In face-to-face laboratories, instruments for measuring interactions and the characterisation of the nature of interactions were prominent. For remote laboratories, the analysis of direct interactions was found to be lacking. Instead, studies of remote laboratories were mainly concerned with their practical scope. In addition, it is found that only a limited number of theoretical frameworks have been developed and applied in the research design. Existent theories are summarised and possible theoretical frameworks that may be implemented in studies of interactions in undergraduate laboratories are proposed. Finally, future directions for research on the interrelationship between student interactions and laboratory learning are suggested. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80816 10.1186/s43031-019-0015-8 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140104189 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Wei, Jianye
Treagust, David
Mocerino, Mauro
Lucey, Anthony
Zadnik, Marjan
Lindsay, Euan
Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories
title Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories
title_full Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories
title_fullStr Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories
title_full_unstemmed Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories
title_short Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories
title_sort understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP140104189
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80816