Chemistry Writing Instruction and Training: Implementing a Comprehensive Approach to Improving Student Communication Skills
(2016) In Journal of Chemical Education 93(1). p.86-92- Abstract
- The ability of science undergraduate students to capably communicate course content and their understanding of scientific phenomena through writing has long been considered a problem. Effective methods for improving student writing skills are often fragmented and undertaken on a course-by-course basis rather than as a coordinated approach. This paper describes the implementation of a departmental effort to enhance and evaluate chemistry student writing in several upper-year laboratory courses. The program involves introducing extensive writing focused aspects to course assignments and reports and has impacted over 600 students during a six-year period. Student feedback has been exceptionally positive from undergraduates as well as graduate... (More)
- The ability of science undergraduate students to capably communicate course content and their understanding of scientific phenomena through writing has long been considered a problem. Effective methods for improving student writing skills are often fragmented and undertaken on a course-by-course basis rather than as a coordinated approach. This paper describes the implementation of a departmental effort to enhance and evaluate chemistry student writing in several upper-year laboratory courses. The program involves introducing extensive writing focused aspects to course assignments and reports and has impacted over 600 students during a six-year period. Student feedback has been exceptionally positive from undergraduates as well as graduate students who previously participated in the initiative. (Less)
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- author
- Stewart, Alexander F. ; Williams, Andrea L. ; Löfgreen, Jennifer LU ; Edgar, Landon J. G. ; Hoch, Laura B. and Dicks, Andrew P.
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Upper-Division Undergraduate, Graduate Education/Research, Curriculum, Communication/Writing, Student-Centered Learning, TA, Training/Orientation
- categories
- Higher Education
- in
- Journal of Chemical Education
- volume
- 93
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 86 - 92
- publisher
- The American Chemical Society (ACS)
- external identifiers
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- wos:000368572500013
- scopus:84954357836
- ISSN
- 0021-9584
- DOI
- 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00373
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 1cf91e91-bce6-4a2f-9b83-8d7f0cf5e716 (old id 8738828)
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- 2016-04-01 13:53:28
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