Hands-on spectroscopy : inside and outside the first-year laboratory

dc.contributor.authorMundy, Christine Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorPotgieter, Marietjie
dc.contributor.emailchristine.mundy@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-03T11:28:53Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.descriptionThe Supporting Information: Mini Spec template (PDF, DOCX); Report sheet (PDF, DOCX); Experimental manual (PDF, DOCX); Voluntary online Qualtrics survey for students (PDF, DOCX); Tips for instructors (PDF, DOCX);en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis article reports on the introduction of a simple, portable, low-cost, and hands-on spectral tool for first-year chemistry students to use inside the laboratory and its spontaneous dissemination outside of the laboratory. The Mini Spec is a refinement of the Schwabacher minispectroscope in terms of simplicity and language load on the students. Inside the laboratory, students were supported with construction references resulting in reduced construction time and improved student engagement and performance. Two months after the laboratory session, a voluntary Qualtrics survey was used to explore spontaneous outreach. The dissemination of the Mini Spec was mapped across South Africa; the variety of languages used was documented, and data on the value of spontaneous outreach for the students and for their audience was gathered. Evidence of student enjoyment, of student learning, and of students developing into scientists was collected along with audience enjoyment, audience learning, and interest in science.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentChemistryen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2021-05-13
dc.description.librarianhj2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Research Foundation of South Africaen_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://pubs.acs.org/page/jceda8en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMundy, C. & Potgieter, M. 2020, 'Hands-on spectroscopy: inside and outside the first-year laboratory', Journal of Chemical Education, vol. 97, no. 6, pp. 1549-1555.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0021-9584 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1938-1328 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b01050
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79741
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.en_ZA
dc.subjectFirst-year undergraduate/generalen_ZA
dc.subjectLaboratory instructionen_ZA
dc.subjectPublic understandingen_ZA
dc.subjectPublic outreachen_ZA
dc.subjectHands-on learningen_ZA
dc.subjectManipulativesen_ZA
dc.subjectSpectroscopyen_ZA
dc.titleHands-on spectroscopy : inside and outside the first-year laboratoryen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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