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A Study of Concept Mapping as an Instructional Intervention in an Undergraduate General Chemistry Calorimetry Laboratory

Stroud, Mary W.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427899496

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2015, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services: Educational Studies.
This investigation, rooted in both chemistry and education, considers outcomes occurring in a small-scale study in which concept mapping was used as an instructional intervention in an undergraduate calorimetry laboratory. A quasi-experimental, multiple-methods approach was employed since the research questions posed in this study warranted the use of both qualitative and quantitative perspectives and evaluations. For the intervention group of students, a convenience sample, post-lab concept maps, written discussions, quiz responses and learning surveys were characterized and evaluated. Archived quiz responses for non-intervention students were also analyzed for comparison. Students uniquely constructed individual concept maps containing incorrect, conceptually correct and” scientifically thin” calorimetry characterizations. Students more greatly emphasized mathematical relationships and equations utilized during the calorimetry experiment; the meaning of calorimetry concepts was demonstrated to a lesser extent.
Helen Meyer, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Jonathan M Breiner, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kathleen Koenig, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
122 p.
Chemistry
calorimetry; concept maps; chemistry laboratory; undergraduate chemistry; laboratory instruction; instructional interventions

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  • Stroud, M. W. (2015). A Study of Concept Mapping as an Instructional Intervention in an Undergraduate General Chemistry Calorimetry Laboratory [Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427899496

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stroud, Mary. A Study of Concept Mapping as an Instructional Intervention in an Undergraduate General Chemistry Calorimetry Laboratory. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427899496.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stroud, Mary. "A Study of Concept Mapping as an Instructional Intervention in an Undergraduate General Chemistry Calorimetry Laboratory." Doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1427899496

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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