The artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT was used to answer questions from final exams
administered in two general chemistry courses, including questions with closed-response …

Chemistry education research demonstrates the value of open-ended writing tasks, such as
writing-to-learn (WTL) assignments, for supporting students' learning with topics including …

The writing-to-learn (WTL) literature is varied in how assignments are structured and
implemented in the classroom, making it difficult for instructors to identify how to incorporate …

Background Science, technology, reading and writing, engineering, art, and mathematics
(STREAM) education is an emerging form of STEM/STEAM education. STEM education …

Organic reaction mechanisms are often represented by the electron-pushing formalism and
reaction coordinate diagrams. These representations pose a challenge to students because …

Resonance is a fundamental concept that is necessary for students' successful learning in
organic chemistry. However, there is a need to know more about both (1) what students find …

Abstract Computational Science and Engineering (CS&E) is a relatively new discipline for
which no consensus exists on how classes should best be taught. Many CS&E courses are …

Student affect is an important factor in the learning process and may be especially important
in gateway courses such as organic chemistry. Students' recognition of the relevance of the …

While many STEM faculty believe Writing-to-Learn to be an effective instructional tool,
instructional barriers such as the time and effort required to provide substantive feedback to …

Research on student learning in organic chemistry indicates that students tend to focus on
surface level features of molecules with less consideration of implicit properties when …