Using structure-based organic chemistry online tutorials with automated correction for student practice and review

dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, Timothy P.
dc.contributor.authorHargaden, Gráinne C.
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-01T12:50:14Z
dc.date.available2016-03-01T12:50:14Z
dc.date.issued2014-09-08
dc.date.updated2015-09-07T14:43:55Z
dc.description.abstractThis article describes the development and implementation of an open-access organic chemistry question bank for online tutorials and assessments at University College Cork and Dublin Institute of Technology. SOCOT (structure-based organic chemistry online tutorials) may be used to supplement traditional small-group tutorials, thereby allowing students to develop essential problem-solving skills in organic chemistry. This online approach may be used for both formative and summative assessment. Students complete one problem set weekly or fortnightly, which consists of a number of questions of varying difficulty. A wide range of question types is possible; for example, prediction of reaction products, identification of reaction intermediates or reagents, and retrosynthetic analyses. Questions involving stereochemistry may be also be incorporated. The implementation is described, along with several sample questions and advice for creating questions. This approach is suitable for all levels of undergraduates, from introductory nonmajors to final-year chemistry students. Student feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and in particular, students found SOCOT to be a quite useful tool for review purposes. Our approach uses MarvinSketch, which is free for academic purposes, and the SMILES algorithm, which converts chemical structures into a text string and is compatible with any learning management system.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL); Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT Learning, Teaching and Technology Centre (LTTC))en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationO'SULLIVAN, T. P. & HARGADEN, G. C. 2014. Using Structure-Based Organic Chemistry Online Tutorials with Automated Correction for Student Practice and Review. Journal of Chemical Education, 91, 1851-1854. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed500140nen
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/ed500140n
dc.identifier.endpage1854en
dc.identifier.issn0021-9584
dc.identifier.issued11en
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal Of Chemical Educationen
dc.identifier.startpage1851en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/2416
dc.identifier.volume91en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen
dc.rights© 2014 American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in the Journal of Chemical Education, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed500140nen
dc.subjectFirst-year undergraduate/generalen
dc.subjectUpper-division undergraduateen
dc.subjectOrganic chemistryen
dc.subjectInternet-based Learningen
dc.subjectWeb-based Learningen
dc.subjectReactionsen
dc.subjectSynthesisen
dc.subjectMechanisms of reactionsen
dc.titleUsing structure-based organic chemistry online tutorials with automated correction for student practice and reviewen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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