''I Am Here Because I Wanted to Shine'': How Poetry Can Be Used to Better Understand Undergraduate Students' First-Year Chemistry or Related Course Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Illingworth, Sam; Radhakrishnan, Mala L.
Titel	''I Am Here Because I Wanted to Shine'': How Poetry Can Be Used to Better Understand Undergraduate Students' First-Year Chemistry or Related Course Experiences
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 24 (2023) 3, S.868-881 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Illingworth, Sam) ORCID (Radhakrishnan, Mala L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Poetry; Undergraduate Students; Introductory Courses; Chemistry; Biology; College Freshmen; Reflection; Student Experience; Knowledge Level; Psychological Patterns; Self Concept; Sense of Community + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lyrik; Poesie; Einführungskurs; Chemie; Biologie; Studienanfänger; Studienerfahrung; Wissensbasis; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	In this study we investigate how first-year chemistry/biology undergraduate students' original poetry can be used as a reflective tool for others to understand their course experiences. By inviting students from an integrated first-year chemistry/biology course to write poetry about their experiences, we use poetic content analysis as a qualitative research method to analyze the students' responses to an open-ended prompt. In analyzing the poetry, four major categories emerged: knowledge, community, emotions, and identity, each of which includes examples that reflect and enhance our understanding of well-documented milestones and ideas in the literature regarding first-year student academic experiences, therefore highlighting the extent to which poetry can be useful in this regard. In presenting these findings we also demonstrate how such an approach might be used by others to better understand student experiences, including those related to learning, belonging, and/or identity in their introductory chemistry or related courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01