Advisor
Hyslop, Richard M.
Committee Member
Pacheco, Kimberly A.O.
Committee Member
Pringle, David L.
Department
Chemical Education
Institution
University of Northern Colorado
Type of Resources
Text
Place of Publication
Greeley (Colo.)
Publisher
University of Northern Colorado
Date Created
8-1-2015
Genre
Thesis
Extent
229 pages
Digital Origin
Born digital
Description
The purpose of this study was to develop a concept inventory to assess students' knowledge of stereochemical concepts. Different rigorous methods were employed to ensure quality of the assessment instrument. Two national surveys were conducted to investigate which stereochemistry topics are important and to collect feedback on potential questions. Several methods were used to detect incorrect ideas about stereochemistry that were used to compose distracters for the Stereochemistry Concept Inventory items. Items were mapped onto a blueprint and corresponding content validity indices were measured to warrant suitability of the instrument for classroom assessment. Several pilot tests were conducted at different institutions and psychometric quality of items was investigated followed by revisions of problematic items. Overall, the newly developed Stereochemistry Concept Inventory is a useful tool that can provide practitioners with information about abundance of different incorrect ideas that students have developed or provide insights on relative efficiency of intervention methods.
Degree type
PhD
Degree Name
Doctoral
Language
English
Local Identifiers
Leontyev_unco_0161D_10437
Rights Statement
Copyright is held by author.
