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Analysing Practical Activities to Assess and Improve Effectiveness

The main purpose of this booklet is to provide a tool for analysing science practicals to clarify their objectives, highlight main features, and evaluate their effectiveness.

The Practical Activity Analysis Inventory (PAAI) is intended to be a useful tool which will stimulate thought about practical activities, their objectives, design and presentation.

This is resource was written by Robin Millar and published by the Centre for Innovation and Research in Science Education at the University of York.

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