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Students’ Meaning-Making of Physical Chemistry Concepts: A Resources Perspective ...
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Study of Student Resource Use in Introductory Chemistry Courses
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In: Electronic Theses and Dissertations (2021)
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Using Quantitative Methods to Investigate Student Attitudes Toward Chemistry: Women of Color Deserve the Spotlight
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In: Graduate Theses and Dissertations (2021)
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National Chemistry Week: From IRL to the Web
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In: Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement (2021)
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Characterising collaboration: Reflecting on a partnership between academic support staff and lecturers to help university students learn how to write for the discipline of chemistry
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In: Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice (2021)
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Exploration of Differences in the Beliefs and Attitudes of Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, and Physics Teachers on Multiculturalism in Secondary Science Classrooms
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Open Access and non-Open Access Springer Books dataset in different disciplines (2010-2019) ...
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Open Access and non-Open Access Springer Books dataset in different disciplines (2010-2019) ...
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EFFECTS OF PREDICT-EXPLAIN-OBSERVE-EXPLAIN AND VEE HEURISTIC STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS AND SELF-EFFICACY BELIEF IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA ...
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EFFECTS OF PREDICT-EXPLAIN-OBSERVE-EXPLAIN AND VEE HEURISTIC STRATEGIES ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS AND SELF-EFFICACY BELIEF IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA ...
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Student Understanding in Acid-Base Concepts in Chemistry: Conceptualization from General Chemistry II through Biochemistry
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In: Chemistry Dissertations (2020)
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The acid ionization constant, Ka, is a fundamental acid-base equilibrium concept that is taught in US post-secondary general chemistry II and threaded through later chemistry courses as pKa. It is essential that students’ have prior knowledge of acid-base models, acid strength, equilibrium, and Ka to comprehend pKa fully. However, many students possess unstable and incoherent ideas regarding these topics. Therefore, more effective teaching strategies and assessments are needed to provide support for this network of linked concepts. Think-aloud interviews with twenty undergraduate students across general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry were used to investigate students’ explanations and reasoning about equilibrium and acid ionization constant. Students’ reasoning was examined through the lens of meaningful learning and the resources framework. It was found that, with prompting, most students were able to define at least one acid-base model, generally the Bronsted-Lowry model. Students were placed into five levels of sophistication based on their reasoning about acid strength, equilibrium, Ka and pKa. Upper-level students were less coherent and stable than lower-level students for acid strength. Interestingly, most students were unable to define equilibrium for a reaction and had an incoherent understanding. A trend was observed for upper-level students to converge on describing equilibrium in terms of equal amounts. Furthermore, it was found that students did not attribute more than reversibility to a double-headed arrow. Approximately one-quarter of the students used the concept of Ka coherently in multiple contexts throughout the study; however, a trend of incoherency was observed for students in organic chemistry II. Most students did not utilize pKa beyond a mathematical entity involving Ka, without regard to the actual concept. These findings suggest that instructors need to provide opportunities for students to make meaningful connections between Ka and pKa and the underlying prior knowledge that is required to understand this complex topic. Instructors need to provide clarity to students in the meaning of words and the symbols used in acid-base chemistry. Additionally, when conducting assessments, students need to be assessed in more than one context to assure comprehension.
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Acid Equilibrium Constant; Acid-base chemistry; Chemistry Education Research; Ka; pKa; Resources framework
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URL: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/chemistry_diss/185 https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1195&context=chemistry_diss
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Asking Why : Analyzing Students' Explanations of Organic Chemistry Reaction Mechanisms using Lexical Analysis and Predictive Logistic Regression Models
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Dood, Amber J.. - : Digital Commons @ University of South Florida, 2020
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Investigating conceptual chemical misconceptions in atomic structure and bonding in year 12 chemistry students
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Harnessing curiosity, interest, and empathy in the college chemistry classroom
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Development of a resource for the teaching of chemical formulas and its appropriation by teachers
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In: 13th ESERA conference ; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02883138 ; 13th ESERA conference, Aug 2019, Bologna, Italy (2019)
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Study Behaviors, Problem-Solving, and Exam Design in Organic Chemistry
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Formative assessments using text messages to develop students’ ability to provide causal reasoning in general chemistry
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In: Peer Reviewed Articles (2019)
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Exploring Students’ Interpretations of Reactions and Self-Efficacy Beliefs in Organic Chemistry in a Redesigned Organic Chemistry Curriculum
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