Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-10-2016
Publication Title
Journal of Chemical Education
Abstract
Literature-based problems expose students to current, real world applications of chemistry. These types of problems are often confined to graduate and advanced undergraduate courses. We describe incorporation of literature-based problems in Organic I and II courses on quizzes and exams. We give students at least 1 week to study and discuss portions of a paper, then ask students to answer quiz and exam questions based on the paper. Students show high levels of engagement with and interest in the primary chemical literature when faced with these types of assessments.
Keywords
Applications of Chemistry, Collaborative/Cooperative Learning, Organic Chemistry, Problem Solving/Decision Making, Second-Year Undergraduate, Testing/Assessment
Volume
93
Issue
5
First Page
886
Last Page
890
DOI
10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00937
Rights
“This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Chemical Education, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work, see http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00937
Recommended Citation
Shea, Kevin M.; Gorin, David J.; and Buck, Maren E., "Literature-Based Problems for Introductory Organic Chemistry Quizzes and Exams" (2016). Chemistry: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/chm_facpubs/4
Comments
Peer reviewed accepted manuscript.