Educational Modules for Increasing Indigenous Australian Students’ Involvement in Chemistry
Educational Modules for Increasing Indigenous Australian Students’ Involvement in Chemistry
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提高澳大利亚土著学生参与化学的教育模块
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发表时间：
2019
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通讯作者：
C. Scholes
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C. Scholes
土著澳大利亚人从事化学专业的人数严重不足，这是因为他们在中等和高等教育中很少参加物理科学课程。这是一个多方面的问题，有一些确定的解决方案，其中之一是将化学与土著文化的各个方面联系起来。在这里，四个模块，详细研究传统的澳大利亚土著的做法，通过化学的角度来看。这些模块帮助学生更好地识别化学原理，因此鼓励进一步探究。第一个模块是基于通过水溶性从植物种子中去除毒素;第二个模块是基于茶树的药用特性，这是有机化合物异构体的结果。第三个模块介绍了赭石颜料的色调，这取决于无机化学，第四个模块利用植物树脂粘合剂的性能，这是基于玻璃化转变温度。土著和非土著学生对这些单元进行了评估，他们对化学的兴趣有所增加。此外，亦有令人鼓舞的证据显示，这些单元有助学生修读额外的化学科目。
Indigenous Australians are significantly underrepresented in chemistry based professions, which arises from their low participation in physical science subjects in secondary and tertiary education. This is a multifaceted issue with a number of identified solutions, one of which is to link chemistry with aspects of Indigenous culture. Here, four modules are presented that examine traditional Indigenous Australian practices in detail through a chemistry perspective. These modules assist students to better identify with chemistry principles and therefore encourage further inquiry. The first module is based on toxin removal from plant seeds through water solubility; the second is based on the medicinal properties of the tea tree, which results from isomers of organic compounds. The third module presents color hues of ochre pigments, which are dependent on inorganic chemistry, and the fourth module utilizes plant resin adhesive properties, which are based on glass transition temperatures. These modules have been assessed with Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, who demonstrated increased interest in chemistry. There is also encouraging evidence that these modules have assisted students in taking up additional chemistry subjects.