The undergraduate chemistry laboratory has been an essential component in chemistry education for over a century. As a doctoral student in the Bretz research group, we designed a study to explore students’ ideas about learning in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory using Novak’s Theory of Meaningful Learning as a guide. The Meaningful Learning in the Laboratory Instrument (MLLI) was developed to measure students’ cognitive and affective expectations and experiences within the context of conducting experiments in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory. Multiple quantitative and qualitative studies were conducted to gather evidence for the validity and reliability of the data generated by the MLLI and to further explore student learning in the laboratory. During my time with Stacey, I not only learned how to be a researcher but also lessons on mentorship. Results from these studies and lessons learned along the way will be presented.

Lessons on mentorship while measuring meaningful learning in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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