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Chemistry Colloquium - Prof. Stacey Lowery Bretz, Miami University
The Department of Chemistry presents Prof. Stacey Lowery of Miami University, colloquium speaker, presenting: "Designing Measures of Students’ Reasoning with Multiple Representations"
Abstract: Learning in STEM courses requires students to become fluent in the symbolic language of the particular discipline. Developing expertise in chemistry, however, requires that students move beyond manipulating symbols to creating explanations using particulate models of matter for observations in the laboratory. Failure to accurately interpret and connect these multiple representations of matter creates challenges for students when learning chemistry. Our research group designs measurement tools to advance our understanding of how students understand and interpret representations for a variety of core chemistry concepts. Findings regarding students’ reasoning with multiple representations and the implications for assessment will be presented using examples from multiple chemistry courses.
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