Study 1 (Bashall): Assessment of Student Perceptions about Science in a General Chemistry Lab

The laboratory can be an effective environment to teach students about the way in which science is done. The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes students have towards sciences. The assessment tool used was the student attitude inventory (SAI), that uses six different scales to measure student perception of the value of and means by which scientific research provides explanation. The SAI was administered to general chemistry students during the fall of 2011, and spring of 2012 semesters. The result of this research will inform selection of meaningful assessments to evaluate inquiry based lab activities. Analysis of student response on SAI will be presented