Development and Implementation of a Two-Level Inquiry- and Project-Based Modular Approach to Teaching a Second-Semester Physical Chemistry Laboratory Course
Development and Implementation of a Two-Level Inquiry- and Project-Based Modular Approach to Teaching a Second-Semester Physical Chemistry Laboratory Course
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DOI：
10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01225
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发表时间：
2023-04
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3
通讯作者：
B. Goodson;Q. Ge;Lichan Wang
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作者：
B. Goodson;Q. Ge;Lichan Wang
在过去的20年里，人们致力于推进化学实验室课程的模块化教学。本文介绍了两个模块的开发和实施，用于第二学期物理化学实验课程的模块化教学：一个是关于蛋白质的探究式模块，另一个是关于有机小分子的基于项目的模块。每个模块都聚焦于所讨论的分子系统，并允许参与的学生根据每种方法的优缺点，以不同的方式选择和应用不同的方法来研究该系统。所有模块的共同主旨是培养学生的批判性思维技能，为他们提供将知识应用于实际应用的渠道，鼓励他们为实践科学家的方法和行为建模，并激发他们发起和追求研究机会。提供了过去11年来这种模块化方法在第二学期物理化学实验室教学中的实施细节。评估结果表明，令人鼓舞的证据表明，这种两级模块方法已经实现了其目标，并帮助学生选择更多以研究为基础的职业。
Over the past 20 years, significant effort has been devoted to advancing the modular approach to teaching chemistry laboratory courses. The development and implementation of two modules are presented here for teaching a second-semester physical chemistry laboratory course using the modular approach: an inquiry-based module concerning proteins and a project-based module concerning organic small molecules. Each module focuses on a molecular system in question and allows participating students to choose and apply various methods to study the system in different ways, according to the advantages and disadvantages of each method. The common thrust of all of the modules is to develop students’ critical thinking skills, provide them a conduit to apply their knowledge to real applications, encourage them to model the approaches and behavior of practicing scientists, and excite them to initiate and pursue research opportunities. Details of implementation of this modular approach in teaching the second-semester physical chemistry laboratory for the past 11 years are provided. The assessment results indicate encouraging evidence that this two-level modular approach has achieved its goals and assisted students in choosing more research-based careers.