Article Title
Curricular Innovations to Promote Systems Thinking in a General Chemistry Laboratory Course
College
College of Science and Engineering
Major
BS Chemistry
Faculty Mentor
Jennifer Loertscher and Renata Everett
Faculty Editor
Katherine Frato
Student Editor
Nicole Beauvais
Abstract
Systems thinking is a perspective and set of skills used to examine the dynamic complexities of an entire system and to make predictions about system behavior. Systems thinking is of interest to educators because of its unique potential to enhance students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills, therefore developing scientists who are capable of addressing many of the complex problems facing our world today. Utilizing previously published pedagogical tools, revisions and additions that promote systems thinking were made to a general chemistry laboratory unit. Through these curricular innovations, students defined systems thinking and employed many systems thinking skills throughout the laboratory unit. Students were surveyed after completing the laboratory unit, and their responses were analyzed to assess the utility of the curriculum revisions and inform subsequent revisions.
Recommended Citation
Konopaski, Alyssa N.; Loertscher, Jennifer; and Everett, Renata K.
(2023)
"Curricular Innovations to Promote Systems Thinking in a General Chemistry Laboratory Course,"
SUURJ: Seattle University Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 7, Article 16.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/suurj/vol7/iss1/16