Using Undergraduate Facilitators for Active Learning in Organic Chemistry: A Preparation Course and Outcomes of the Experience
| Autor: | Lee A. Friedman, Hannah E. Jardine |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Cooperative learning
Teaching method education 05 social sciences 050301 education Metacognition 050109 social psychology General Chemistry Education Facilitator Active learning ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Organic chemistry 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Content knowledge Psychology 0503 education Effective teaching Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Chemical Education. 94:703-709 |
| ISSN: | 1938-1328 0021-9584 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.6b00636 |
| Popis: | In this study, we describe a course to educate and prepare undergraduate “facilitators” for small group problem solving sessions in a large, first semester, introductory undergraduate organic chemistry course. We then explore the outcomes of the facilitator experience for one cohort of facilitators through qualitative analysis of written reflections, surveys, and field notes. Our findings suggest that the course achieved its goals of providing facilitators with effective teaching techniques and reinforcing content knowledge, and it created a forum for the facilitators to provide feedback to each other and to the course instructor. Furthermore, the course catalyzed the development of professional skills, enhanced metacognitive abilities, reinforced the benefits of active learning, and exposed facilitators to educational literature. These findings are noteworthy because they demonstrate the various potential benefits for undergraduates that facilitate active learning in large chemistry courses. |
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