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This chapter provides a review of recent works on the future of science laboratory. It provides physics instructors with information on trends in hands-on physics instruction. Laboratory-based instruction, which has always been central to the teaching of STEM subjects, has faced obvious challenges due to multiple factors including poor funding and obsolete equipment. The emergence of COVID-19 has further forced physical classrooms, including physical laboratories, to take the back seat and highlighted the need to focus on alternatives like virtual laboratories. This chapter provides useful information for physics instructors on choosing a Virtual Laboratory for hands-on instruction in Physics Education. Though the information provided by the authors has physics instruction as a focus, the detail are also applicable in other STEM subjects.
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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Universiti Teknologi Malaysia for supporting this research through grants R.J130000.7653.4C440 and Q.J130000.2453.07G81.
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Ojomoh, V.K., Phang, F.A., Nawi, N.D. (2021). The Future of Science Labs: Choosing Virtual Laboratory for Hands-on Instruction in Physics Education. In: Edwards, B.I., Shukor, N.A., Cheok, A.D. (eds) Emerging Technologies for Next Generation Learning Spaces. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3521-2_4
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