Using journal articles in a Physical Chemistry course

Química Nova

Santos, Gelson Ribeiro dos¹  Queiroz, Salete Linhares¹  Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, Brasil¹  Sá, Luciana Passos¹ 

关键词: graduate education;    primary literature;    physical chemistry.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422006000500038

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

This paper describes the use of primary chemistry literature in a fifth-semester physical chemistry course for undergraduate chemistry students. The main goal is to expose students to the primary literature of physical chemistry, demonstrating how they can benefit from using it. The assignment addresses issues in chemical education such as scientific writing, relating lecture material to the real world, and conducting literature searches. The student evaluation of this assignment, consisting of two surveys and one focus group, showed its usefulness. The details of the evaluation instruments and their results are provided. Out of 45 students enrolled in the course, 30 (67%) students completed the assignment.

【 授权许可】

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