Criteria for acceptance of reports in experimental laboratory courses (an examination of the cook-book experiment in physiology and its relation to the scientific process).
The purpose of this paper is to solve a practical problem through a theoretical analysis based on concepts from another scientific field. A new hypothesis emerges from this 'hermeneutical' approach, namely that the criteria derived are a set of useful tools in improving instruction in laboratory course work of the Cook-Book-Experiment type in physiology and related subjects. The hypothesis has been empirically tested only to an extent that deems it worthy of further testing by other teachers.
D003718:Denmark; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D007753:Laboratories; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D012107:Research Design; D012586:Science