An Exercise To Coach Students on Literature Searching

The ability to access chemical literature is an important skill for the developing chemist. Although the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University chemistry department had implemented a variety of individual exercises into the introductory course sequence to help students develop literat...

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Published in:Journal of chemical education 2015-01, Vol.92 (1), p.124-126
Main Authors: Graham, Kate J, Schaller, Chris P, Jones, T. Nicholas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coaching (Performance)
College Science
Exercise
Grading
Information Seeking
Knowledge
Learning
Literature
Minnesota
Navigation
Online Searching
Organic Chemistry
Science Instruction
Science Laboratories
Search Strategies
Searching
Students
Teachers
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:The ability to access chemical literature is an important skill for the developing chemist. Although the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University chemistry department had implemented a variety of individual exercises into the introductory course sequence to help students develop literature searching skills, second-year students still struggled with the navigation of the bewildering maze of resources, texts, and databases. This article describes an activity for organic laboratory instructors to coach students on how to prioritize and use a multitude of resources to locate a specific literature procedure. This activity is based on the idea that students find a dialogic approach to be more helpful to consolidate learning and applying knowledge.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed500486p