Improving Students鈥?Inquiry Skills and Self-Efficacy through Research-Inspired Modules in the General Chemistry Laboratory

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• 作者：Kurt Winkelmann ; Monica Baloga ; Tom Marcinkowski ; Christos Giannoulis ; George Anquandah ; Peter Cohen
• 刊名：Journal of Chemical Education
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：February 10, 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：92
• 期：2
• 页码：247-255
• 全文大小：289K
• ISSN：1938-1328

文摘

Research projects conducted by faculty in STEM departments served as the inspiration for a new curriculum of inquiry-based, multiweek laboratory modules in the general chemistry 1 course. The purpose of this curriculum redesign was to improve students鈥?attitudes about chemistry as well as their self-efficacy and skills in performing inquiry activities. Students鈥?ability to plan experiments and interpret data improved throughout the semester, as did their confidence in conducting research-like lab activities. Improved confidence was observed among men and women, science and engineering students, and Caucasian and international students. These outcomes are similar to those found with authentic research-based experiments. The curriculum had less of an impact on students鈥?attitudes about chemistry. A research-inspired curriculum offers many benefits to students without the difficulties of designing actual research-based projects for general chemistry classes.