Students’ Opinions, Views, and Perceptions of Science Laboratory Learning: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Christian Bob Nicol; Emmanuel Gakuba; Gonzague Habinshuti

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Christian Bob Nicol ¹ ^* , Emmanuel Gakuba ² , Gonzague Habinshuti ³

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¹ African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science, College of Education, University of Rwanda, RWANDA² Department of Mathematics, Science and Physical Education, College of Education, University of Rwanda, RWANDA³ School of Inclusive and Special Needs Education, College of Education, University of Rwanda, RWANDA^* Corresponding Author

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The scientific community continues to give conflicting impressions about the contribution of laboratory activities to science learning and yet ignores the views of students who are the focus of learning. In this paper, we reviewed postsecondary school students’ experiences in the science laboratories. Students were most concerned about the impact of the laboratory activities and their preferences pointed more towards greater independent, participatory and interactive learning engagements. This review has implied that students should not be left out in science laboratory learning reform efforts and their views about what obtains in the science laboratories should be routinely monitored to inform such reforms.

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science laboratories
laboratory activities
students’ views
students’ preferences
laboratory learning

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 18, Issue 3, March 2022, Article No: em2087

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11793

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Nicol, C. B., Gakuba, E., & Habinshuti, G. (2022). Students’ Opinions, Views, and Perceptions of Science Laboratory Learning: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(3), em2087. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11793

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Nicol CB, Gakuba E, Habinshuti G. Students’ Opinions, Views, and Perceptions of Science Laboratory Learning: A Systematic Review of the Literature. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2022;18(3):em2087. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11793

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Nicol CB, Gakuba E, Habinshuti G. Students’ Opinions, Views, and Perceptions of Science Laboratory Learning: A Systematic Review of the Literature. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2022;18(3), em2087. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11793

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Nicol, Christian Bob, Emmanuel Gakuba, and Gonzague Habinshuti. "Students’ Opinions, Views, and Perceptions of Science Laboratory Learning: A Systematic Review of the Literature". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2022 18 no. 3 (2022): em2087. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11793

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Nicol, C. B., Gakuba, E., and Habinshuti, G. (2022). Students’ Opinions, Views, and Perceptions of Science Laboratory Learning: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18(3), em2087. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11793

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Nicol, Christian Bob et al. "Students’ Opinions, Views, and Perceptions of Science Laboratory Learning: A Systematic Review of the Literature". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 18, no. 3, 2022, em2087. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11793