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Throughout the chapter I use the terms practical work, which is common in the UK and Germany context, and laboratory work, which is common in USA, interchangeably.
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Hofstein, A. (2017). The Role of Laboratory in Science Teaching and Learning. In: Taber, K.S., Akpan, B. (eds) Science Education. New Directions in Mathematics and Science Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-749-8_26
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