Investigating the effects of object-based learning activities- a pilot study in polymer chemistry

Nada Majhali; Maria Parappilly; Justin Chalker

Investigating the effects of object-based learning activities- a pilot study in polymer chemistry

Nada Majhali, Maria Parappilly, Justin Chalker

College of Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Thispaper investigates the effectiveness of a student-centred learning activity-Object Based Learning (OBL) when implemented in an upper level (3rd year) polymer chemistry topic. There is now a major drive in many tertiary institutions in Australia and worldwide towards using student-centred approaches to teach wherever possible. Student centred active learning is a pedagogical process whereby students are directly involved in the learning process, i.e. they are engaged in the material to be studied through various meaningful activities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education
Pages	67
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-9871834-7-7
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018
Event	The Australian Conference for Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME) 2018 - Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Duration: 26 Sept 2018 → 28 Sept 2018

Conference

Conference	The Australian Conference for Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME) 2018
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Adelaide
Period	26/09/18 → 28/09/18

Keywords

object-based learning
observation
polymer chemistry
polymer properties
active learning

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Majhali, N, Parappilly, M & Chalker, J 2018, Investigating the effects of object-based learning activities- a pilot study in polymer chemistry. in Proceedings of The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education . pp. 67, The Australian Conference for Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME) 2018, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 26/09/18. <https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/IISME/article/view/13460>

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