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Xinyun Zhao; Tsunghsueh Wu; Xi Chen; Lamei Wu; Zhongqiang Zhou – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
An inquiry-based learning approach was implemented into comprehensive organic chemistry experiments focusing on the formation process of N-phenylbenzamide from the reaction between N-benzylideneaniline and benzoyl peroxide in commercial dimethyl sulfoxide. Students conducted comparative experiments using alternative reagents or reaction conditions…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Organic Chemistry, Science Laboratories
Amer, Miquel Àngel; Luque-Corredera, Carlos; Bartolomé, Elena – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The application of the Study and Research Path (SRP) methodology for learning general chemistry, a fundamental course often found in the first-year curriculum of many technical degrees, is investigated. In recent years, SRPs have emerged as interesting inquiry and project-based teaching formats. In an SRP, the search for an answer to a generating…
Descriptors: Water Quality, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses
Ani Nvehr Davis; Stephan Georgiev Michaelov; Clayton Joshua Rogers; Leighann Rose Weber; Brycelyn Marie Boardman; Gretchen Marie Peters – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Polymer chemistry is an important subject in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. It is required for ACS-certified degrees and significantly connects to real world issues like the plastic waste crisis. While some concepts of polymer chemistry can be incorporated into lecture courses, students' understanding of material properties and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Plastics, Undergraduate Study, College Science
M. C. Morsink; E. N. van Schaik; K. Bossers; D. A. Duijker; A. G. C. L. Speksnijder – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2025
Abstract Targeted metagenomics is a rapidly expanding technology to analyze complex biological samples and genetic monitoring of environmental samples. In this research field, data analytical aspects play a crucial role. In order to teach targeted metagenomics data analysis, we developed a 4-week inquiry-driven modular course-based undergraduate…
Descriptors: Genetics, Microbiology, College Science, Science Process Skills
Xiang, Lin; Srinivasan, Madhusudan – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2023
Integrating authentic research practices into introductory laboratory courses to prepare tomorrow's scientists has become increasingly prevalent over the past decade. However, an incomplete understanding of the nature of science (NOS) and authentic scientific inquiry (SI) precludes higher-level learning in undergraduate research experiences. In…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Scientific Principles, Science Laboratories, Large Group Instruction
Kuzmenko, Tatiana; Sharma, Ashwarya; Willette, Demian A. – American Biology Teacher, 2021
Hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory activities are excellent opportunities to introduce first-year undergraduate students to the lab environment and to catalyze new interest in topics they may not yet know or be as enthusiastic about studying. We describe a multisession introductory laboratory activity that couples the research areas of medicinal…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Inquiry, Hands on Science
Andrea M. Munro – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
This article describes a laboratory course designed for nonmajors with a focus on food chemistry. The course can be delivered in a traditional format or in a fully remote, asynchronous format. The course is designed for students to develop an understanding of how chemists view the world and how chemists generate knowledge. Food chemistry was…
Descriptors: Food, Chemistry, College Science, Hands on Science
Goeltz, John C.; Cuevas, Lia A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Acid-base titration laboratories are perennially offered to general chemistry students in preparation for summative assessments of their hands-on and quantitative skills in the field. Here, we present a guided inquiry-based activity focused on total titratable acidity (TTA) as alternative to standard "cookbook" titration laboratory work.…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Laboratory Training, Science Laboratories, Inquiry
Kent, James E.; Bell, Nicholle G. A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
NMR is a fundamental part of any undergraduate chemistry degree, and training students how to measure and interpret NMR spectra is essential for postgraduate research or chemistry-based careers. Traditionally, the undergraduate laboratory experience with NMR is restricted to sample submission for NMR analysis, which is typically conducted by a…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Science, Hands on Science
Rodriguez Ortega, P. G.; Jaraices, R. Casas; Romero-Ariza, Marta; Montejo, M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
Laboratory experiences are a key and integral part of the chemistry degree that are intended to provide the students the necessary training for laboratory work and improve their scientific reasoning/research abilities and their understanding of the uncertainty in experimental measurements. Despite the unquestionable capacity of hands-on laboratory…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Logical Thinking, Spectroscopy
Kean, Kelsey M.; van Zee, Kari; Mehl, Ryan A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
The content and design scheme for a readily adaptable, research-based laboratory course in chemical biology are presented. In this course, students interrogate protein structure and function using the site-specific incorporation of noncanonical amino acids by genetic code expansion. The relatively new field of genetic code expansion enables…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biochemistry, Science Laboratories, Genetics
Oke, Muse; Oni, Omobukola; Bello, Ronke; Samuel-Omoyajowo, Kennedy; Senbadejo, Tosin – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2019
Bioinformatics was recently introduced as a module for both undergraduate and postgraduate biological sciences students at our institution. Our experience shows that inquiry-based hands-on exercises provide the most efficient approach to bioinformatic straining. In this article, we report a structural bioinformatics project carried out by Master…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, Information Science, College Science, Inquiry
Zhao, Fangfang; Roehrig, Gillian; Patrick, Lorelei; Levesque-Bristol, Chantal; Cotner, Sehoya – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2021
Inquiry-based laboratory activities, as a part of science curricula, have been advocated to increase students' learning outcomes and improve students' learning experiences, but students sometimes struggle with open-inquiry activities. This study aims to investigate students' perceptions of inquiry-based learning in a set of laboratory activities,…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Competence, Interpersonal Relationship, Psychological Needs
Doucette, Alan Austin; Chisholm, Roderick A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
Mass spectrometry is frequently introduced to undergraduate students as an instrument for both qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis. One of the most common uses of mass spectrometry (MS) is to deduce or confirm a compound's chemical formula, by relying on high-resolution accurate-mass measurements. However, like all forms of instrumental…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Inquiry, Active Learning
Jiménez-Liso, Maria Rut; López-Banet, Luisa; Dillon, Justin – Science & Education, 2020
We propose explicit and implicit approaches for the teaching of acid-base chemistry based on research into the history and nature of science (NoS). To support these instructional proposals, we identify four rationales for students to understand acid-base processes: daily life, socio-scientific, curriculum, and history of science. The extensive…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts