Author(s): Santos Gelson Ribeiro dos | Sá Luciana Passos | Queiroz Salete Linhares
Journal: Química Nova
ISSN 0100-4042
Volume: 29;
Issue: 5;
Start page: 1121;
Date: 2006;
Original page
Keywords: graduate education | primary literature | physical chemistry
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the use of primary chemistry literature in a fifth-semester physical chemistry course for undergraduate chemistry students. The main goal is to expose students to the primary literature of physical chemistry, demonstrating how they can benefit from using it. The assignment addresses issues in chemical education such as scientific writing, relating lecture material to the real world, and conducting literature searches. The student evaluation of this assignment, consisting of two surveys and one focus group, showed its usefulness. The details of the evaluation instruments and their results are provided. Out of 45 students enrolled in the course, 30 (67%) students completed the assignment.
Journal: Química Nova
ISSN 0100-4042
Volume: 29;
Issue: 5;
Start page: 1121;
Date: 2006;
Original page
Keywords: graduate education | primary literature | physical chemistry
ABSTRACT
This paper describes the use of primary chemistry literature in a fifth-semester physical chemistry course for undergraduate chemistry students. The main goal is to expose students to the primary literature of physical chemistry, demonstrating how they can benefit from using it. The assignment addresses issues in chemical education such as scientific writing, relating lecture material to the real world, and conducting literature searches. The student evaluation of this assignment, consisting of two surveys and one focus group, showed its usefulness. The details of the evaluation instruments and their results are provided. Out of 45 students enrolled in the course, 30 (67%) students completed the assignment.
