Recommended Citation
Postprint version. Published in Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Volume 18, Issue 1, December 2, 2016, pages 233-249.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RP00202A.
Abstract
Twenty years ago, a major curriculum revision at a large, comprehensive university in the Western United States led to the implementation of an integrated lecture/laboratory (studio) experience for our engineering students taking general chemistry. Based on these twenty years of experience, construction of four purpose-built studio classrooms to house the majority of the remaining general chemistry courses was completed in 2013. A detailed study of the effects of the entire ecology of the studio experience on student success was initiated at that time. Data from content knowledge pre- and post-tests, learning attitudes surveys, and student course evaluations show positive effects on student performance, the development of more expert-like learning attitudes, increased student engagement, and increased student–instructor interactions vs. the previous separate lecture and laboratory instruction for non-engineering students. Our data also show that an associated new peer Learning Assistant program increases student engagement while also having positive impacts on the Learning Assistants themselves.
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Chemistry
Copyright
Number of Pages
17
Publisher statement
The definitive version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6RP00202A.
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