Students' strategies, struggles, and successes with mechanism problem solving in organic chemistry: a scoping review of the research literature
Solving problems in organic chemistry often requires the consideration of reaction
mechanisms. As such, much research has been devoted to the examination of how students …
mechanisms. As such, much research has been devoted to the examination of how students …
Mechanistic reasoning in organic chemistry: A scoping review of how students describe and explain mechanisms in the chemistry education research literature
Organic chemistry reaction mechanisms are central to the discipline of organic chemistry but
challenging for students to learn and for instructors to teach. Due to the unique challenges …
challenging for students to learn and for instructors to teach. Due to the unique challenges …
What students write about when students write about mechanisms: analysis of features present in students' written descriptions of an organic reaction mechanism
FM Watts, JA Schmidt-McCormack… - … Research and Practice, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Learning to reason through organic reaction mechanisms is challenging for students
because of the volume of reactions covered in introductory organic chemistry and the …
because of the volume of reactions covered in introductory organic chemistry and the …
Development of a machine learning-based tool to evaluate correct Lewis acid–base model use in written responses to open-ended formative assessment items
Acid–base chemistry is a key reaction motif taught in postsecondary organic chemistry
courses. More specifically, concepts from the Lewis acid–base model are broadly applicable …
courses. More specifically, concepts from the Lewis acid–base model are broadly applicable …
Evaluating electrophile and nucleophile understanding: a large-scale study of learners' explanations of reaction mechanisms
A deep understanding of organic chemistry requires a learner to understand many concepts
and have fluency with multiple skills. This understanding is particularly necessary for …
and have fluency with multiple skills. This understanding is particularly necessary for …
Generalized rubric for level of explanation sophistication for nucleophiles in organic chemistry reaction mechanisms
Reaction mechanisms are central to organic chemistry and organic chemistry education.
Assessing understanding of reaction mechanisms can be evaluated holistically, wherein the …
Assessing understanding of reaction mechanisms can be evaluated holistically, wherein the …
Eliciting student thinking about acid–base reactions via app and paper–pencil based problem solving
MN Petterson, FM Watts, EP Snyder-White… - … Research and Practice, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
An understanding of acid–base reactions is necessary for success in chemistry courses and
relevant to careers outside of chemistry, yet research has demonstrated that students often …
relevant to careers outside of chemistry, yet research has demonstrated that students often …
Investigating students' reasoning over time for case comparisons of acyl transfer reaction mechanisms
Reasoning about organic chemistry reaction mechanisms requires engagement with
multiple concepts and necessitates balancing the relative influence of different chemical …
multiple concepts and necessitates balancing the relative influence of different chemical …
Analyzing explanations of substitution reactions using lexical analysis and logistic regression techniques
AJ Dood, JC Dood, DCR de Arellano… - … Research and Practice, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Assessments that aim to evaluate student understanding of chemical reactions and reaction
mechanisms should ask students to construct written or oral explanations of mechanistic …
mechanisms should ask students to construct written or oral explanations of mechanistic …
TMI (Too much information)! Effects of given information on organic chemistry students' approaches to solving mechanism tasks
V DeCocq, G Bhattacharyya - Chemistry Education Research and …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We report our qualitative study of twenty-four students enrolled in the second-semester of a
second-year undergraduate (sophomore-level) organic chemistry course, Organic Two. We …
second-year undergraduate (sophomore-level) organic chemistry course, Organic Two. We …