Student Success and the High School-University Transition: 100 Years of Chemistry Education Research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Stone
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
100Th Anniversary ◽  
University Transition ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Chemistry Education Research

The 100th anniversary of the first article (published in 1921) examining student success and the high school to university transition in chemistry provides an excellent opportunity to consider what has...

scholarly journals O Uso da História da Química no Ensino de Química: A Visão de Licenciandos em Química

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 657-671
Author(s):  
Iago Ferreira Espir ◽  
Alexandra Epoglou ◽  
Deividi Marcio Marques
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
History Of Chemistry ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Chemistry Education Research

ResumoA História da Química (HQ) tem sido considerada um recurso para as aulas de Química no Brasil, porém muitos professores e licenciandos dizem não terem capacitação ou interesse para incorpora-la à prática docente, criando um paradoxo. Com isso surgem alguns questionamentos: A HQ é importante para formar o professor? E para os estudantes da Educação Básica? Assim, surgiu o presente trabalho, com o objetivo de identificar a importância que licenciandos em Química de uma universidade federal, que cursavam a disciplina História da Química no ano de 2016 dão à disciplina, observando o que entendem pelo tema, quão importante é para sua formação e para o ensino de Química e como eles acham conveniente incorpora-la à prática. Baseados em estudos e nos documentos oficiais, buscou-se entender a importância que dão para a HQ na formação do profissional e do aluno de Ensino Médio. Para isso, foi feito um acompanhamento das aulas da turma durante todo o curso, observando as aulas e as atividades realizadas por eles. Palavras-chave: História da Química; ensino de Química; pesquisa com alunos. Abstract The History of Chemistry (HC) has been considered a resource for chemistry classes in Brazil, but many teachers and graduates say they lack the capacity or interest to incorporate it into teaching practice, creating a paradox. With this come some questions: Is the HC important to train the teacher? And for the students of Basic Education? Thus, the present paper, with the objective of identifying the importance that graduates in Chemistry of a federal university, who studied the discipline History of Chemistry in the year of 2016 give to the discipline, observing what they understand by the subject, how important it is for their training and for the teaching of Chemistry and how they find it convenient to incorporate it into practice. Based on studies and official documents, it was sought to understand the importance they give to the HC in the formation of the professional and the student of High School. For this, it was made a follow-up of the classes of the class throughout the course, observing the classes and the activities carried out by them. Keywords: History of Chemistry; Chemistry Education; research with students.

Investigating high-school chemical kinetics: the Greek chemistry textbook and students' difficulties

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Gegios ◽  
Katerina Salta ◽  
Spyros Koinis
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Chemical Kinetics ◽  
Conceptual Understanding ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
School Textbook ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Chemistry Education Research ◽  
11Th Grade

In this study we present an analysis of how the structure and content of the Greek school textbook approach the concepts of chemical kinetics, and an investigation of the difficulties that 11th grade Greek students face regarding these concepts. Based on the structure and content of the Greek textbook, a tool was developed and applied to students in the form of test questions in order to investigate the difficulties that they encounter with concepts and facts of chemical kinetics. Our results indicate that the textbook presentation at several points does not take into consideration basic findings of chemistry education research, which could improve the understanding of the content, and that a large proportion of Greek students show low comprehension levels of the concepts and facts of chemical kinetics. Given the important role of the school textbook in the learning process, it seems that the structure and content of the textbook do not facilitate the conceptual understanding of the subject matter, and together with other factors contribute to the difficulties that students face regarding concepts in chemical kinetics.

Towards a theoretically sound measure of chemistry students’ motivation; investigating rank-sort survey methodology to reduce response style bias

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Wang ◽  
Scott E. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Q Methodology ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Academic Motivation ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Response Style ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Chemistry Education Research

Prior research has demonstrated the important role of chemistry students’ affect in academic performance. Likert-scale surveys are the most prevalent tools to measure students’ affect within chemistry education research, however, data collected through a Likert-scale survey may exhibit response style bias which can hinder accurately measuring students’ affect. This study investigates the utility of a novel survey methodology, termed rank-sort survey, in understanding students’ academic motivation in a general chemistry course. Informed by Q methodology, in a rank-sort survey participants rank a set of statements in terms of level of agreement with limits in place on how many items can be assigned a particular rank. In this investigation, a rank-sort survey was developed by using statements from an existing Likert-scale instrument, the Academic Motivation Survey in Chemistry. Data collected from the rank-sort surveys, compared to Likert-scale surveys, showed a better alignment with self-determination theory, the underlying theoretical framework, and a better ability to predict students’ academic performance in chemistry. The study also discusses which surveys in chemistry education research are likely to benefit from adopting a rank-sort approach.

A novel qualitative method to improve access, elicitation, and sample diversification for enhanced transferability applied to studying chemistry outreach

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 410-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin M. Pratt ◽  
Ellen J. Yezierski
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Card Sorting ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Research Survey ◽  
Site Investigations ◽  
Available Technology ◽  
Chemistry Education Research

Conducting qualitative research in any discipline warrants two actions: accessing participants and eliciting their ideas. In chemistry education research, survey techniques have been used to increase access to participants and diversify samples. Interview tasks (such as card sorting, using demonstrations, and using simulations) have been used to elicit participant ideas. While surveys can increase participation and remove geographic barriers from studies, they typically lack the ability to obtain detailed, thick description of participant ideas, which are possible from in-person interviews. Minimal research in CER has examined how to harness technology to synthesize traditionally diverse research approaches to advance the field. This paper presents a novel method for interviewing research participants employing freely available technology to investigate student ideas about the purposes of conducting chemistry outreach, how success of an outreach event is evaluated, and student understanding of the chemistry content embedded in activities facilitated at events. As the outreach practitioner population comes from numerous institutions and is therefore geographically diverse, technology is necessary in order to gain access to these students. To elicit their ideas and remove barriers associated with rapport, interview tasks are adapted and implemented electronically. The description of a novel set of methods is coupled with evidence from the interviews to illustrate the trustworthiness of the data obtained and to support the method as a means to improve qualitative data collection in chemistry education research. These methods create a unique data collection environment for off-site investigations and are applicable to all disciplines, as they shed light on how qualitative research in the 21st century can increase the diversity of samples and improve the transferability of findings.

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