Beyond the textbook with “digital natives”: Investigating resource use with introductory chemistry students
Conference Tracks
Teaching with Technology – Research
Abstract
Traditionally, most introductory chemistry courses require students to purchase a textbook and homework system. As more content becomes freely available online, however, instructors are left to wonder if students use the resources they recommend? We are conducting interviews, as a follow up to previously collected survey data, to explore what resources students use to study chemistry and how they use them. Interviews were conducted with chemistry students in Fall 2021 and were coded using thematic analysis. Preliminary results will be presented along with relevant survey data to help inform decisions chemistry instructors make when recommending resources to their students.
Session Format
Research Brief and Reflection Panels
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Publication Type and Release Option
Image (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Williams, Leah, "Beyond the textbook with “digital natives”: Investigating resource use with introductory chemistry students" (2022). SoTL Commons Conference. 58.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2022/58
Beyond the textbook with “digital natives”: Investigating resource use with introductory chemistry students
Traditionally, most introductory chemistry courses require students to purchase a textbook and homework system. As more content becomes freely available online, however, instructors are left to wonder if students use the resources they recommend? We are conducting interviews, as a follow up to previously collected survey data, to explore what resources students use to study chemistry and how they use them. Interviews were conducted with chemistry students in Fall 2021 and were coded using thematic analysis. Preliminary results will be presented along with relevant survey data to help inform decisions chemistry instructors make when recommending resources to their students.
