A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry
Laboratory practical is an essential component for effective learning of science. To provide laboratory experience can be a challenge to some rural schools with limited laboratory facilities. The situation was exacerbated when schools were close due to the COVID pandemic. This paper reports a labora...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Walter de Gruyter
2022
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40148/1/A%20curriculum-based%20laboratory%20kit%20for%20flexible1.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40148/ https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cti-2022-0014/html https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2022-0014 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
my.unimas.ir.40148 |
---|---|
record_format |
eprints |
spelling |
my.unimas.ir.401482022-10-25T02:43:05Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40148/ A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry Hee Ting, Wong Siong Fong, Sim L Education (General) QD Chemistry Laboratory practical is an essential component for effective learning of science. To provide laboratory experience can be a challenge to some rural schools with limited laboratory facilities. The situation was exacerbated when schools were close due to the COVID pandemic. This paper reports a laboratory kit designed based on the Standard Curriculum for Secondary Schools in Malaysia (KSSM). The kit was evaluated by students and experienced teachers from town and rural schools. Pre- and post-test was conducted with the students before and after using the kit. A questionnaire was disseminated to appraise the students’ perceptions on practical learning. There was a significant improvement (p < 0.05) in the overall score of the post-test comparing to the pre-test. Both rural and town schools demonstrated a marked increase in the overall mean scores in the post-test. There was also improvement in affection for chemistry among students after using the kit. The practical kit can be deployed in schools with laboratory constraints and to be used outside the school settings. It was designed to be affordable, safe and environmental-friendly, providing individualized hands-on exposure. Walter de Gruyter 2022-10-11 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40148/1/A%20curriculum-based%20laboratory%20kit%20for%20flexible1.pdf Hee Ting, Wong and Siong Fong, Sim (2022) A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry. Chemistry Teacher International, 2022. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2569-3263 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cti-2022-0014/html https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2022-0014 |
institution |
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
building |
Centre for Academic Information Services (CAIS) |
collection |
Institutional Repository |
continent |
Asia |
country |
Malaysia |
content_provider |
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
content_source |
UNIMAS Institutional Repository |
url_provider |
http://ir.unimas.my/ |
language |
English |
topic |
L Education (General) QD Chemistry |
spellingShingle |
L Education (General) QD Chemistry Hee Ting, Wong Siong Fong, Sim A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry |
description |
Laboratory practical is an essential component for effective learning of science. To provide laboratory experience can be a challenge to some rural schools with limited laboratory facilities. The situation was exacerbated when schools were close due to the COVID pandemic. This paper reports a laboratory kit designed based on the Standard Curriculum for Secondary Schools in Malaysia (KSSM). The kit was evaluated by students and experienced teachers from town and rural schools. Pre- and post-test was conducted with the students before and after using the kit. A questionnaire was disseminated to appraise the students’ perceptions on practical learning. There was a significant improvement (p < 0.05) in the overall score of the post-test comparing to the pre-test. Both rural and town schools demonstrated a marked increase in the overall mean scores in the post-test. There was also improvement in affection for chemistry among students after using the kit. The practical kit can be deployed in schools with laboratory constraints and to be used outside the school settings. It was designed to be affordable, safe and environmental-friendly, providing individualized hands-on exposure. |
format |
Article |
author |
Hee Ting, Wong Siong Fong, Sim |
author_facet |
Hee Ting, Wong Siong Fong, Sim |
author_sort |
Hee Ting, Wong |
title |
A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry |
title_short |
A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry |
title_full |
A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry |
title_fullStr |
A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry |
title_full_unstemmed |
A curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry |
title_sort |
curriculum-based laboratory kit for flexible teaching and learning of practical chemistry |
publisher |
Walter de Gruyter |
publishDate |
2022 |
url |
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40148/1/A%20curriculum-based%20laboratory%20kit%20for%20flexible1.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/40148/ https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cti-2022-0014/html https://doi.org/10.1515/cti-2022-0014 |
_version_ |
1748184462894563328 |
score |
13.18916 |