Make the laboratory work meaningful through Concept maps and V Diagram

This paper describes how these tools (concept map and V diagram) help in improving the standard of learning in the science laboratory. Most of the countries of the third world like Pakistan rely heavily on the parrot fashion learning of facts in science at school level, hence students cannot understand the concepts and unable to solve the everyday life problems. In the light of the work reported here, these instructional tools help in making the learning more meaningful. This study seeks to contribute to this development by considering how the effective use of these tools can be converted into effective and efficient instructional method, looking specifically at physics. It was found that the concept maps and V diagram help to improve the performance of the students and make the learning more meaningful in the physical science laboratories. Keyword: Concept map; V diagram; Meaningful learning;