Supplementary materials for MPhil thesis - "The implications of using small scale techniques for secondary school chemistry practicals"

<p dir="ltr">This dataset comprises the files contained on a CD-ROM which was attached to the thesis when it was submitted in 2013. It was uploaded to ORDO in 2025 for preservation purposes. For more information, please refer to the thesis “<a href="https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.0000fad4" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">The implications of using small scale techniques for secondary school chemistry practicals</a>” via ORO.</p><h2>Abstract</h2><p dir="ltr">This thesis reviews the implications of using reduced scale chemistry practicals in UK secondary schools and investigates the following areas:-<br><br>• The background to the development of reduced scale practicals and processes, placing this in the context of the learner;<br>• The views of teachers on the subject of practicals;<br>• How best to deliver chemistry teaching to maximize students’ engagement and learning;<br>• Whether reduced scale practicals have a place in modem chemistry teaching and learning within secondary schools;<br>• Whether reduced scale chemistry practicals offer educational benefit compared with current alternatives;<br>• The barriers to change and the drivers for change which affect teachers and educational systems.<br><br>The work discusses how reduced scale chemistry practicals might be used in UK secondary schools in the future, having assessed how it is used in school laboratories to date. The writer describes experimental and technical development work undertaken to adapt, improve or create equipment to broaden the range of reduced scale practicals available for use in the school laboratory. Suggestions are given for how to encourage the use of reduced scale practical techniques in UK schools (if it is felt necessary). Possible threats which may limit future uptake are identified alongside drivers which could encourage adoption of the teaching technique.</p>