Enabling students to learn from practical work

By Emily Rose Seeber2018-10-08T14:31:00

A group of A-level students doing a practical experiment, boy using a pipette to add to a test tube.

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Design your practical course for deeper student understanding

It is time to think critically about how best to teach practical work. To design a coherent practical course focused on student learning rather than performance, Emily Seeber advocates three key principles that mean ripping up the materials provided by exam boards, designing better ones, and putting the burden of effort squarely onto students’ shoulders.

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