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Version 1.3 – Updated November 2024

Science Lab programs

Overview

  • Influence: Science Lab programs
  • Domain: Curricula
  • Sub-Domain: Math and sciences
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to accelerate
  • Influence Definition: Programs taught via science laboratories with hands-on learning experiments and experiences to enhance science understanding.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 5
  • Number of studies: 153
  • Number of students: 7,731
  • Number of effects: 501
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.34
  • Robustness index: 3

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Dissertation Rubin USA Evaluation and Meta-Analysis of Selected Research Related to the Laboratory Component of Beginning College Level Science Instruction 1996 Laboratory component in college science 39 0 39 0.22
Science Education Bredderman USA Laboratory Programs for Elementary School Science: A Meta-Analysis of Effects on Learning 1985 Laboratory in science 52 0 400 0.35
Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health Caglak Turkey Does Hands-on Science Practices Make an Impact on Achievement in Science? A Meta-Analysis.   2017 Hands on science practices 15 0 15 1.55
Dissertation Zhou USA Meta-analysis of effects of the laboratory component of secondary school science instruction of student learning 1994 Laboratory in science 20 0 20 0.17
Clinical Anatomy Wilson, Miller, Klein, Taylor, Goodwin, Boyle, Brown, Hoppe, & Lazarus US A meta-analysis of anatomy laboratory pedagogies.  2018 Lab in anatomy 27 7,731 27 -0.03
TOTAL/AVERAGE 153 7,731 501 0.45
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