ERIC Number: EJ1448639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
EISSN: EISSN-1938-1328
(In)visible Items: Object-Based Learning Approach to Organic Chemistry
Journal of Chemical Education, v101 n11 p4738-4744 2024
Organic molecules are invisible objects, but they can be visualized and manipulated by using molecular models. The object-based learning (OBL) approach, which is an educational tool developed for museums and collection items, is tailored and applied to a first-year bachelor course of organic chemistry. At the beginning of the course, each student is allocated a single organic molecule that they examined using a multistep interdisciplinary approach through weekly activities. The results of this innovative approach are compared with those of a traditional course and indicate that the OBL can effectively improve the performance, learning objective, and creativity of students.
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Molecular Structure, Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Active Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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