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Leah J. Scharlott; Dalton W. Rippey; Vanessa Rosa; Nicole M. Becker – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
The alignment of teaching and assessment in chemistry courses is critical for the practice of science and positive student learning outcomes. This paper addresses how instructors can align what they do in class with assessments across topics to improve students' understanding and explanations of chemical phenomena. We drew on the foundations of…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Chemistry, Science Education, Causal Models
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Elijah St. Germain – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
Many approaches to teaching Newman projections and conformational manipulation rely on lecturing using only two-dimensional representations. While molecular models are recognized as useful learning tools, students are often left to figure out how to use them during the initial learning process. The availability of basic online molecular models…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Competency Based Education, Teaching Methods
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Helena C. Malinakova – Journal of Chemical Education, 2025
Organic chemistry presents a significant obstacle for students seeking entry into health-related professions. Students' ability to develop effective study approaches is an important predictor of success in the course. Herein, we report an investigation utilizing an OCH-adjusted M-ASSIST instrument to assess possible changes in students' study…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Study Habits, Organic Chemistry, Structural Equation Models
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Silas Goulart da Cunha; Diego de Vargas Dias; Li´via Streit – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
Students' understanding of the electronic structure of the atom has been investigated by many authors. This study outlines students' conceptual and representational understanding of quantum concepts explored in lower and upper level chemistry courses, in three different chemistry majors, identifying learning obstacles and monitoring student…
Descriptors: Quantum Mechanics, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Langbeheim, Elon – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Excluded-volume interactions are ubiquitous to modeling the average size of polymers in solution. This paper shows how simulations can be used by students to explore the emergence of mathematical scaling relations from excluded-volume interactions. Simulations provide robust visual representations of the system, and can be used to investigate a…
Descriptors: Simulation, Plastics, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes
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Briggs, Michael; Long, George; Owens, Katrina – Journal of Chemical Education, 2011
A new approach to teaching method assessment using student focused qualitative studies and the theoretical framework of mental models is proposed. The methodology is considered specifically for the advantages it offers when applied to the assessment of inquiry-based teaching methods. The theoretical foundation of mental models is discussed, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inquiry, Evaluation Methods, Qualitative Research
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Batt, Russell H. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1980
Described is a Piagetian learning cycle based on Monte Carlo modeling of several simple reaction mechanisms. Included are descriptions of learning cycle phases (exploration, invention, and discovery) and four BASIC-PLUS computer programs to be used in the explanation of chemical reacting systems. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction