ERIC Number: EJ1093718
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Mar
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Integrating Chemical Information Instruction into the Chemistry Curriculum on Borrowed Time: A Multiyear Case Study of a Capstone Research Report for Organic Chemistry
Jacobs, Danielle L.; Dalal, Heather A.; Dawson, Patricia H.
Journal of Chemical Education, v93 n3 p444-451 Mar 2016
To develop information literacy skills in chemistry and biochemistry majors at a primarily undergraduate institution, a multiyear collaboration between chemistry faculty and librarians has resulted in the establishment of a semester-long capstone project for Organic Chemistry II. Information literacy skills were instilled via a progressive research report, supported by a comprehensive modular virtual tutorial catered toward Rider University students, on the efficient use of "SciFinder" and related tasks for searching and using the primary literature. Over a six-year period, both the research report and the tutorial modules have been cyclically evaluated, assessed, and revised in order to meet our student learning objectives. This article describes the assessment-driven evolution of the research report assignment between 2010 and 2015, as well as student perceptions and learning outcomes. The technological development, feedback-driven revisions, and assessment of student learning outcomes of the "SciFinder" tutorial series have been included in a companion article in this "Journal." [For "Integrating Chemical Information Instruction into the Chemistry Curriculum on Borrowed Time: The Multiyear Development and Evolution of a Virtual Instructional Tutorial," see EJ1093732.]
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, College Science, Curriculum, Biochemistry, College Students, College Faculty, Librarians, Information Literacy, Research Reports, Assignments, Student Attitudes, Technology Uses in Education, Learning Modules, Online Searching, Primary Sources, Writing Across the Curriculum, Program Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Grading, Pharmacology
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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