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Meaningful Learning in Laboratory Instruments (MLLI)

Purpose

The Meaningful Learning in Laboratory Instruments (MLLI) was developed to measure students’ expectations before and after laboratory courses and experiences, in both the cognitive and affective domains, within the context of conducting experiments in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory.

Population

The MLLI is commonly administered in college chemistry courses.

Typical Performance

Below are the performance results from the initial instrument development at a midsize liberal arts university and a research university in the Midwest.

Question

Validity

Study describing the validation process for the MLLI:

  • Galloway, K. R., & Bretz, S. L. (2015). Development of an assessment tool to measure students’ meaningful learning in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory. Journal of Chemical Education, 92(7), 1149-1158.

Research

We recommend using Google Scholar to find the most up-to-date studies that use the instrument.

Example LASSO Report

Please follow this link to our example report for concept inventories.