POGIL laboratory experiment for analytical chemistry: Cyclic voltammetry

CHED 752

Niina J. Ronkainen-Matsuno, NRonkainen@ben.edu, Department of Chemistry, Benedictine University, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532
The partial implementation of process oriented guided inquiry learning approach in sophomore level chemical analysis course at a private liberal arts university will be described. POGIL approach lends itself well to laboratory experiments due to emphasis on discovery-based learning, use of the scientific method, and interactive team work. A cyclic voltammetry experiment will be used as an example of a POGIL laboratory exercise where students learn a new method of analysis, reinforce basic lab skills, work as a team, and discover a new concept that is later tied into lecture material. Students taking analytical chemistry courses as sophomores have benefited from the POGIL approach which prepares them for upper level courses and undergraduate research experiences that require advanced analytical thinking skills.
 

POGIL: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
1:30 PM-4:45 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Magnolia, Oral

Division of Chemical Education

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008