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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1998  > July  >
In the Classroom
An Example of a Guided-Inquiry, Collaborative Physical Chemistry Laboratory Course
Alice A. Deckert, Lisa P. Nestor, and Donna DiLullo
Allegheny College, Department of Chemistry, Meadville, PA 16335-3902
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July 1998
Vol. 75 No. 7
p. 860
Abstract
An example of a collaborative physical chemistry laboratory course which is designed to promote active student participation is discussed. Teams of four to five students are given a scientific question to answer. These questions are designed so that students must pool data in order to arrive at a satisfactory "answer" in the time allotted for data collection. The "research teams" are provided with a list of available chemicals and instrumentation as well as background theoretical and instrumental information. Each team develops an experimental plan or proposal which is presented to the instructors in both written and oral form. Once the student teams have collected, analyzed and interpreted their data, they are required to present it in the form of a scientific journal article. Several examples of suitable investigations (questions) are presented. Responses to student questionnaires indicate an overall student satisfaction with this method of laboratory instruction.
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*  Citation
 Deckert, Alice A.; Nestor, Lisa P.; DiLullo, Donna. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 860.
*  Keywords
 Philosophy/Curriculum, Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice, Physical/Theoretical
*  History
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June 24, 2005
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