Date of Award

2006

Document Type

Project

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Education

First Advisor

Brunkhorst, Herbert K.

Second Advisor

Brunkhorst, Bonnie J.

Abstract

Evaluates and assesses the probes and associated probeware of three manufacturers using a variety of criteria that are essential information for a consumer. The probes and probeware examined include Pasco Scientific's ScienceWorkshop, Venier's LabPro, and Onset's HOBO. Three experiments were used to test each of the criteria for comparison. Based on the data in the study no manufacturer proved themselves to be clearly the best, and taken collectively the benefits and drawbacks balance out.

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