OrgoPrep: A Remote Peer-Led Summer Program Preparing Students for Organic Chemistry

Autor/inn/en	Pulukuri, Surya; Torres, Daniela; Abrams, Binyomin
Titel	OrgoPrep: A Remote Peer-Led Summer Program Preparing Students for Organic Chemistry
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 98 (2021) 10, S.3073-3083 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Abrams, Binyomin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00846
Schlagwörter	Organic Chemistry; Scientific Concepts; Summer Science Programs; Transfer of Training; Cooperative Learning; Technology Uses in Education; Video Technology; Worksheets; Synchronous Communication; Web Based Instruction; Seminars; Teaching Methods; Distance Education; Anxiety; Self Efficacy; Outcomes of Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Student Improvement; Grades (Scholastic); Science Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Organische Chemie; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Kooperatives Lernen; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Web Based Training; Seminar; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Angst; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Unterrichtserfolg; Notenspiegel
Abstract	The transition from general chemistry to organic chemistry is challenging for many students. To succeed, students must remember their foundational chemistry skills and effectively transfer that knowledge into the context of organic chemistry. However, this transition is often hindered by many obstacles: (1) lack of prerequisite knowledge, (2) lack of understanding how foundational chemistry knowledge is applicable to organic chemistry, and (3) high levels of anxiety and low levels of self-efficacy toward organic chemistry. To address these challenges, a peer-led summer program that leverages question-embedded videos, worksheets, and synchronous remote webinars to enhance students' transition into organic chemistry was developed and assessed. This six-week program, OrgoPrep, covers a wide set of introductory organic chemistry topics: resonance structures, hybridization and molecular shape, molecular orbitals, acid--base chemistry, limiting reagents, and more. Substantial benefits, such as decreasing student anxiety and doubling student self-efficacy, were observed for students who completed OrgoPrep. These students also significantly outperformed their peers who did not participate in the program, despite having no statistical difference in prior chemistry abilities--OrgoPrep students had a 3-fold decrease in failing grades and a 2-fold increase in A grades. Overall, OrgoPrep successfully serves as a bridge between general and organic chemistry, while facilitating knowledge transfer and enhancing student self-efficacy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01