Paper Title :Chemical Safety In School Laboratories Located In Urban And Rural Areas: A Case Study In Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
Author :Nur Liyana Ali, Goh Choo Ta, Sharina Abdul Halim, Sharifah Zarina Syed Zakaria, Mazlin Mokhtar
Article Citation :Nur Liyana Ali ,Goh Choo Ta ,Sharina Abdul Halim ,Sharifah Zarina Syed Zakaria ,Mazlin Mokhtar ,
(2015 ) " Chemical Safety In School Laboratories Located In Urban And Rural Areas: A Case Study In Cameron Highlands, Malaysia " ,
International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) ,
pp. 70-73,
Volume-1,Issue-7
Abstract : School laboratory is one of the important facilities in enhancing teaching and learning particularly for science
related subjects. Once students learned about science theories in the classroom, they can apply what they have learned by
setting up relevant experiment in the school laboratories. However, potential risks occur in the laboratories, especially when
dealing with chemicals. As this is unavoidable, hence safety measures such as good ventilation system, personal protective
equipment, emergency response plans are in place to safeguard the users and the environment. Nonetheless, existing safety
measures in schools might vary among each other. A project was embarked to investigate if there have differences between
secondary schools located in urban and rural areas, particularly on existing safety measures in laboratories, practices and
awareness of students. This paper presents the preliminary findings of three aspects in chemical safety: level of knowledge,
level of practices and level of perspective among the students in urban and rural areas in Pahang. The findings indicated that
there were no differences between the levels of students’ knowledge, practices and perspective of chemical safety in school
laboratories. Majority of the students had average level of knowledge and practices of chemical safety. The study also
revealed that they not so sure about the safety aspects in school laboratory. The findings from this study provide basic
information for teaching and learning to enhance the knowledge and practice of chemical safety in school laboratories by
taking considerations from students’ perspective.
Keywords: Chemical Safety, School Laboratories, Knowledge, Practices, Perspectives.
Type : Research paper
Published : Volume-1,Issue-7
DOIONLINE NO - IJMAS-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-2813
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