Changing Undergraduate Chemistry Instruction Through Discovery Learning: A Look at Student Performance and Attitudes
2. Claims Examined
By creating an active learning environment, incorporating discovery learning and problem solving, improvements will be found in undergraduates' learning of chemistry as evidenced by retention in the course, grades, course performance, and passing rates. In addition, it is expected that the use of POGIL will increase students' interest in chemistry as a career, ownership for their own learning, and interest in chemistry as a field of study. Relatedly, it is expected that exposure to POGIL as an approach will increase teaching assistants' understanding of, and interest in using, the discovery learning approach.
