The “pHunger Games”: Manuscript Review to Assess Graduating Chemistry Majors

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• 作者：David J. Gorin ; Elizabeth R. Jamieson ; K. T. Queeney ; Kevin M. Shea ; Carrie G. Read Spray
• 刊名：Journal of Chemical Education
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 13, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：93
• 期：12
• 页码：2058-2062
• 全文大小：352K
• ISSN：1938-1328

文摘

Numerous options exist to assess student performance using standardized, multiple-choice exams at the course and department levels. This paper describes the development and implementation of an alternative department-level assessment for graduating chemistry majors. The assessment detailed here evaluates students’ ability to transfer chemical knowledge from their classes to a real life application, namely the review of a scientific paper. Working in groups of three with full access to reference materials, students review a paper intentionally doctored by the faculty to contain a variety of errors. Student groups identify and correct mistakes in a paper with content spanning numerous chemistry subdisciplines. To motivate student effort, a prize is awarded to the group submitting the most thorough review. The data collected from the “pHunger Games” will inform curricular reform and innovation throughout the department.