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Direct linkGarza, Nicholas F.; Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A.; Shultz, Ginger V.; Zimmerman, Steven C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Organic chemistry courses enroll students from many majors with diverse interests. Although instructors may strive to appeal to these interests by relating course content to real life, it is challenging to intrinsically appeal to students at the personal level, particularly in high enrollment courses like organic chemistry. When students identify…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Course Content, Teaching Methods
Gupte, Trisha; Watts, Field M.; Schmidt-McCormack, Jennifer A.; Zaimi, Ina; Gere, Anne Ruggles; Shultz, Ginger V. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
Teaching organic chemistry requires supporting learning strategies that meaningfully engage students with the challenging concepts and advanced problem-solving skills needed to be successful. Such meaningful learning experiences should encourage students to actively choose to incorporate new concepts into their existing knowledge frameworks by…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Student Experience, Student Participation, Organic Chemistry
Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A.; Polakowski, Noelle; Gunderson, Brenda; Shultz, Ginger V.; Gere, Anne Ruggles – Written Communication, 2021
While many STEM faculty believe Writing-to-Learn to be an effective instructional tool, instructional barriers such as the time and effort required to provide substantive feedback to their students limit the use of writing in STEM classrooms. Incorporating peer review and revision into the writing process can help mitigate these barriers while…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Revision (Written Composition), STEM Education, Scientific Concepts
Watts, Field M.; Schmidt-McCormack, Jennifer A.; Wilhelm, Catherine A.; Karlin, Ashley; Sattar, Atia; Thompson, Barry C.; Gere, Anne Ruggles; Shultz, Ginger V. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
Learning to reason through organic reaction mechanisms is challenging for students because of the volume of reactions covered in introductory organic chemistry and the complexity of conceptual knowledge and reasoning skills required to develop meaningful understanding. However, understanding reaction mechanisms is valuable for students because…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Content Area Writing, Writing Assignments, Teaching Methods
Shultz, Ginger V.; Gere, Anne Ruggles – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Traditional methods for teaching the Lewis dot structure model emphasize rule-based learning and often neglect the purpose and function of the model. Thus, many students are unable to extend their understanding of molecular structures in new contexts. The assignment described here addresses this issue by asking students to read and write about the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Scientists
Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A.; Halim, Audrey S.; Chambers, Timothy G.; Moon, Alena; Goldman, R. S.; Gere, Anne Ruggles; Shultz, Ginger V. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
We conducted a study to examine how a writing-to-learn assignment influenced student learning of polymer behavior. In particular, we examined the role of specific content and a rhetorical framework as well as a structured writing process including peer review and revision. The student-generated writing was analyzed via a content-directed rubric.…
Descriptors: Plastics, Writing Assignments, Writing Processes, Interviews
