Reflective experiences in a General Chemistry course for Engineers: Self-Assessment, improvement and academic performance

Alejandra Ratti, Mauricio Power

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Abstract

One of the key components in the development of holistic professionals in the field of engineering is to promote soft skills. Among those soft skills, students are challenged to achieve a competence by recognizing the need for lifelong learning. Our institution fosters the incorporation of these competencies from the first day of class. In the General Chemistry course, students are required to reflect on their learning progress after each exam. A taxonomy of reflection was incorporated to monitor students 'progress in their reflective skills as well as their academic progress. Each level of reflection is structured to parallel Bloom's taxonomy and to support mastery of a new skill. The content of the reflection, analyzed by a searching tool, is later compared to the final grade of students. The present work looks to understand if there is any relationship between the level of reflection and academic performance in General Chemistry students.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEDUNINE 2019 - 3rd IEEE World Engineering Education Conference
Subtitle of host publicationModern Educational Paradigms for Computer and Engineering Career, Proceedings
EditorsClaudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728116662
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2019
Event3rd IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, EDUNINE 2019 - Lima, Peru
Duration: 17 Mar 201920 Mar 2019

Publication series

NameEDUNINE 2019 - 3rd IEEE World Engineering Education Conference: Modern Educational Paradigms for Computer and Engineering Career, Proceedings

Conference

Conference3rd IEEE World Engineering Education Conference, EDUNINE 2019
Country/TerritoryPeru
CityLima
Period17/03/1920/03/19

Keywords

  • academic performance
  • general chemistry
  • reflection

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