Peer-led team learning (PLTL) research has expanded from its roots in program evaluation
of student success measures in Workshop Chemistry to a spectrum of research questions …

College students often find general chemistry to be a very challenging rite of passage on
their way to degrees in various science, technology, and mathematics disciplines. As …

General chemistry is the first undergraduate course in which students further develop their
understanding of fundamental chemical concepts. Many of these fundamental topics …

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 …

This systematic review synthesises research on curriculum alignment to suggest
considerations for the implementation of the Senior secondary curriculum reform in …

Nearly half of all undergraduates are enrolled at community colleges (CCs), including the
majority of US students who represent groups underserved in the sciences. Yet only a small …

Students in our chemistry classes often generate shallow responses to our questions and
problems. They fail to recognize relevant cues in making judgments and decisions about the …

Research in science education has revealed that many students struggle to understand
chemical reactions. Improving teaching and learning about chemical processes demands …

In this quantitative study, a shortened version of the Attitude toward the Subject of Chemistry
Inventory (ASCI) created by Bauer (2008) was used to identify the chemistry attitudes of two …

Assessments that aim to evaluate student understanding of chemical reactions and reaction
mechanisms should ask students to construct written or oral explanations of mechanistic …