NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 1 to 15 of 25 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Krist, Christina; Schwarz, Christina V.; Reiser, Brian J. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2019
Mechanistic reasoning, or reasoning systematically through underlying factors and relationships that give rise to phenomena, is a powerful thinking strategy that allows one to explain and make predictions about phenomena. This article synthesizes and builds on existing frameworks to identify essential characteristics of students' mechanistic…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Heuristics, Epistemology, Middle School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Schafer, Adam G. L.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
High school chemistry teachers struggle to use assessment results to inform instruction. In the absence of expert assistance, teachers often look to their peers for guidance and support; however, little is known about the assessment beliefs and practices of high school chemistry teachers or the discourse mechanisms used as teachers support one…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, High School Teachers, Science Teachers, Best Practices
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Buth, Jeffrey M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Ocean acidification refers to the process by which seawater absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, producing aqueous carbonic acid. Acidic conditions increase the solubility of calcium carbonate, threatening corals and other calcareous organisms that depend on it for protective structures. The global nature of ocean acidification and the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Erhart, Sarah E.; McCarrick, Robert M.; Lorigan, Gary A.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
An experiment seated in an industrial context can provide an engaging framework and unique learning opportunity for an upper-division physical chemistry laboratory. An experiment that teaches NMR/MRI through a problem-based quality control of citrus products was developed. In this experiment, using a problem-based learning (PBL) approach, students…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Diagnostic Tests, Science Experiments
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Finster, David C.; Jackson, Paul – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
The variation in curricular approaches to and content of chemical safety instruction in undergraduate programs highlight the need for a more comprehensive, integrative approach. This work describes the efforts of two institutions, Wittenberg University and St. Olaf College, to develop and to implement a chemical safety curriculum across the…
Descriptors: Safety Education, Undergraduate Study, College Science, Chemistry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Donnell, Anna M.; Nahan, Keaton; Holloway, Dawone; Vonderheide, Anne P. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Arsenic is a toxic element to which humans are primarily exposed through food and water; it occurs as a result of human activities and naturally from the earth's crust. An experiment was developed for a senior level analytical laboratory utilizing an Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) for the analysis of arsenic in household…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Science Experiments, Science Laboratories, Spectroscopy
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Blake, Aaron J.; Huang, Hong – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Graphene has opened up new opportunities for scientific and technological innovations because of its astonishing electrical, mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties. For instance, graphene-based nanocomposites have found extensive applications in Li-ion batteries (LIBs) as scientists and engineers seek to achieve superior electrochemical…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kanu, A. Bakarr; Pajski, Megan; Hartman, Machelle; Kimaru, Irene; Marine, Susan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
In today's complex world, there is a continued demand for recently graduated forensic chemists (criminalists) who have some background in forensic experimental techniques. This article describes modern forensic experimental approaches designed and implemented from a unique instructional perspective to present certain facets of crime scene…
Descriptors: Crime, Science Instruction, Chemistry, College Science
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kellamis, Natalia M.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
With the introduction of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), curriculum and professional development have had to change rapidly to fit the new standards. To aid with those changes, the EQuIP rubric was released as a guide for NGSS alignment. This study aims to evaluate lesson plans developed through the Target Inquiry project to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Chemistry, Science Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lenczewski, Mary S. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Students who lack academic maturity can sometimes feel overwhelmed in a fully flipped classroom. Here an alternative, the Semi-Flipped method, is discussed. Rural students, who face unique challenges in transitioning from high school learning to college-level learning, can particularly profit from the use of the Semi-Flipped method in the General…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Homework
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Jones, Mary Lou Baker; Seybold, Paul G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
The widely acknowledged need to include chemical information competencies and communication skills in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum can be accommodated in a variety of ways. We describe a team-taught, semester-length course at Wright State University which combines chemical information literacy, written and oral communication skills,…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Communication Skills, Career Development, Ethics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Abell, Timothy N.; Bretz, Stacey Lowery – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
This study investigates how students account for a macroscopic temperature change during the dissolution of ionic salts through particulate level explanations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with general chemistry, physical chemistry, and biophysical chemistry students. During the interviews, students conducted hands-on tasks that…
Descriptors: Semi Structured Interviews, Chemistry, Hands on Science, College Freshmen
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Carmel, Justin H.; Jessa, Yasmin; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A liberal education curriculum requires discipline-specific courses that develop intellectual and practical skills. With this promise of development, it is crucial that instruction focuses on content knowledge as well as the thinking patterns associated with the content. In chemistry, scientific reasoning is one such skill that students should…
Descriptors: Nonmajors, Science Education, College Science, Chemistry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Philipp, Stephanie B.; Johnson, Destinee K.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
Although observational protocols have been developed that assess different aspects of science teaching, none of the protocols existing in the literature address the principles of effective chemistry instruction guided by Johnstone's triangle of macroscopic, symbolic, and particulate representations of matter (Johnstone, 1991). We developed our own…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Models
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Liu, Chang; Zhong, Ying – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014
Multi-level adaptation in end-user development (EUD) is an effective way to enable non-technical end users such as educators to gradually introduce more functionality with increasing complexity to 3D virtual learning environments developed by themselves using EUD approaches. Parameterization, integration, and extension are three levels of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Previous Page | Next Page ยป
Pages: 1  |  2