ERIC Number: EJ1196666
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 4
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Overcoming the Hurdle from Undergraduate Lab to Research Lab: A Guided-Inquiry Structural Characterization of a Complex Mixture in the Upper-Division Undergraduate Organic Lab
Latimer, Devin R.; Ata, Athar; Forfar, Christopher P.; Kadhim, Mustafa; McElrea, April; Sales, Ramon
Journal of Chemical Education, v95 n11 p2046-2049 Nov 2018
This guided-inquiry, upper-division undergraduate organic lab experiment, a hybrid of problem-based learning (PBL); process-oriented, guided-inquiry learning (POGIL); and peer-led team learning (PLTL) has been developed to ease the transition from the undergraduate lab to a research lab environment. The characterization of a mixture of camphor and p-coumaric acid involves a complex separation as well as thoughtful NMR experiments and solvent selection. Technique and problem-solving instruction (involving thin-layer and column chromatography as well as 1D [coupling constant analysis] and 2D [COSY, HSQC, and HMBC] NMR spectroscopy) has been simplified for the instructor by the development of videos, detailed notes, and assignment worksheets.
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Problem Based Learning, Inquiry, Teaching Methods, Peer Teaching, Teamwork, Laboratory Experiments, Spectroscopy, Video Technology, Worksheets
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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