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In the Classroom
Student Perceptions of the Benefits of a Learner-Based Writing Assignment in Organic Chemistry
Lois Ablin
Department of Chemistry, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK 74171
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February 2008
Vol. 85 No. 2
p. 237
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A writing assignment to increase student understanding of and interest in practical applications of organic chemistry is described. Students were required to study a pharmaceutical or other organic compound and perform a qualitative risk assessment on the chemical. Student perceptions of the benefits of the paper were generally positive.
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Ablin, Lois. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 237.
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Keywords
Communication / Writing; Curriculum; Drugs / Pharmaceuticals; Organic Chemistry; Second-Year Undergraduate; Student-Centered Learning
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1/4/2008
1/9/2008
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