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Using laboratory notebooks and reports to assess learning


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The laboratory might be a physical or virtual environment and can enable learning and the integration of theory and practice. 


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A particular laboratory activity may be intended to develop knowledge of, and skills in, laboratory procedures, health and safety and/or scientific enquiry. 


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It is important at the points of designing laboratory learning to consider the particular purpose of the laboratory experience and how the learning will be assessed. 


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Laboratory notebooks and laboratory reports are artefacts which capture the laboratory experience in a form that can be shared and read.


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The overall aims of laboratory and other practice-based work could include:


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1. Subject-related cognitive - including scientific method


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2. Subject related practical - using the kit and may also include professional attitudes


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3. Key skills - which would be transferrable to other aspects of study and life


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Other aims might include the assessment of:Skills- analysis of data- recording data or procedure - designing experiments- ethics of experimental design- report writing and intelligent presentation of results (depending on audience)


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as well as- familiarity with kit, procedures and approaches- social (working within a group towards a common goal) - illustrative (of theory, for example) - motivational


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Above all, you need to think about the purposes of the laboratory/practical activity (intended learning outcomes) and then define what the notebook/report will evidence (for constructive alignment).