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Maximizing student learning through the use of demonstrations

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  • John P. Canal EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: September 16, 2021
Pure and Applied Chemistry
From the journal Pure and Applied Chemistry Volume 93 Issue 10

Abstract

As society becomes more technologically complex, post-secondary institutions have responded by incorporating science-based courses in the non-science curriculum. As chemist, we are often called upon to teach these courses and explain complex concepts to learners with limited science background. An effective method to engage students with the material is using demonstrations. In this study, we examine the use of science-based demonstration in our third-year science course for non-science students.

Keywords: Chemistry and its applications; curriculum; demonstrations; science education research; upper-division undergraduate; VCCA-2020; Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications
Corresponding author: John P. Canal, Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, e-mail:

Article note: A collection of invited papers based on presentations at the Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications (VCCA-2020) held on-line, 1–31 August 2020.

Funding source: Simon Fraser University http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004326

Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank the students of SCI 300 who provided feedback and actively participated in the demonstration, and Daniel R. Canal for his assistance in taking the photographs of the demonstration.

  1. Research funding: The author would like to thank the Department of Chemistry at Simon Fraser University (SFU) for financial support.

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Published Online: 2021-09-16
Published in Print: 2021-10-26

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https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1005
Keywords for this article
Chemistry and its applications; curriculum; demonstrations; science education research; upper-division undergraduate; VCCA-2020; Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications

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