Abstract
First year undergraduate allied health students commence physiology with an extremely variable understanding of fundamental chemistry principles. Chemistry is also often perceived as difficult, dull and unrelated to daily life, when, in reality nothing is further from the truth. Adaptive learning has been shown to be an effective tool for chemistry homework, but we wanted to assess its value in teaching fundamental chemistry concepts to undergraduate allied health students. An adaptive online chemistry lesson was developed in the Smart Sparrow platform. The lesson was piloted and evaluated using a survey and access to Smart Sparrow learning analytics (n=33). Students reported that the lesson met their needs for flexibility (4.9/6), and that the lesson enhanced motivation to learn chemistry (4.9/6).Importantly all students that completed the survey indicated that they had a better understanding of chemistry after they completed the lesson (4.7 ±2.3 vs 7.63 ± 1.54, p<0.00001). Findings from this pilot study indicate that online adaptive learning resources are an effective, flexible and fun tool for teaching fundamental chemistry.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ASCILITE 2018 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Conference proceedings of the 35th International conference of innovation, practice and research in the use of educational technologies in tertiary education, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia |
| Editors | Malcolm Campbell, Julie Willems, Chie Adachi, Damian Blake, Iain Doherty, Siva Krishnan, Susie Macfarlane, Leanne Ngo, Marcus O'Donnell, Stuart Palmer, Lynn Riddell, Ian Story, Harsh Suri, Joanna Tai |
| Publisher | Deakin University |
| Pages | 446-450 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Nov 2018 |
| Event | 35th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education - Deakin Univeristy, Geelong, Australia Duration: 25 Nov 2018 → 28 Nov 2018 http://ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ASCILITE-2018-Proceedings.pdf https://2018conference.ascilite.org/ http://2018conference.ascilite.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ASCILITE-2018-Program-final-211118.pdf (program) |
Conference
| Conference | 35th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education |
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| Abbreviated title | Open oceans: learning without borders |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Geelong |
| Period | 25/11/18 → 28/11/18 |
| Other | The ASCILITE 2018 Conference is ASCILITE’s 35th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education. This year’s conference was hosted by Deakin University and held at the University’s Waterfront Campus, Geelong, between 25 to 28 November 2018. The theme for ASCILITE 2018 was Open Oceans: Learning without borders. Picture sitting on a beach and looking at the ocean, stretching before you towards the horizon, and dreaming about the possibilities, reflecting on the past, or being mindfully present in the moment. The sea is vast. This vision captures the infinite possibilities when considering innovation, practice and research in the use of educational technologies in tertiary education. |
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