Students’ interpretations of mechanistic language in organic chemistry before learning reactions

Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 353 - 374
Published: Apr 4, 2017
Abstract
Research on mechanistic thinking in organic chemistry has shown that students attribute little meaning to the electron-pushing (i.e., curved arrow) formalism. At the University of Ottawa, a new curriculum has been developed in which students are taught the electron-pushing formalism prior to instruction on specific reactions—this formalism is part of organic chemistry's language. Students then learn reactions according to the pattern of their...
Paper Details
Title
Students’ interpretations of mechanistic language in organic chemistry before learning reactions
Published Date
Apr 4, 2017
Volume
18
Issue
2
Pages
353 - 374
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