Building Personal Connections to Organic Chemistry through Writing

Autor/inn/en	Garza, Nicholas F.; Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A.; Shultz, Ginger V.; Zimmerman, Steven C.
Titel	Building Personal Connections to Organic Chemistry through Writing
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 99 (2022) 4, S.1802-1807 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Garza, Nicholas F.) ORCID (Finkenstaedt-Quinn, Solaire A.) ORCID (Shultz, Ginger V.) ORCID (Zimmerman, Steven C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c01049
Schlagwörter	Organic Chemistry; Science Instruction; Course Content; Teaching Methods; Writing Assignments; Feedback (Response); Student Attitudes; Relevance (Education); Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Organische Chemie; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Kursprogramm; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Relevance; Relevanz
Abstract	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 personal connections with course content, they may be more interested or motivated to continue learning course content. To help students identify connections, we designed and implemented a writing assignment prompting students to select an organic compound that personally relates to them and write about this personal connection. Herein, we discuss the implementation and evaluation of the assignment. Student feedback survey responses and interviews indicate that the assignment allowed students to identify how organic chemistry is relevant to their lives. We believe the assignment could be effectively implemented at other institutions and in other chemistry courses. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Division of Chemical Education, Inc. and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01