Publicação: Volume 35, Number 6,
1 April 2013 , pp. 1012-1036(25)
Título do artigo: Upper Secondary Chemistry Students in a
Pharmacochemistry Research Community
Abstract:
This study deals with the participation of 10 upper
secondary chemistry students, aged 16–17, and their chemistry teacher in a
pharmacochemistry research community on anti-allergy medicines at VU
University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Participation of students in scientific
research raises the question of how to bridge the gap between an upper
secondary school inquiry practice and a scientific research practice. To bridge
this gap, a design based on 6 principles derived from an educational model of a
community of learners was proposed. The study first aimed at revealing whether
the proposed principles were necessary according to the students, their teacher
and three pharmacochemistry researchers for successful participation of the
students in the research community. Second, the study examined whether the
students' understanding of discipline-specific content knowledge, interest in
scientific research and knowledge about the nature of science changed during
the course of the study. Data were obtained from questionnaires, interviews and
video tapes. The results indicated that according to the teacher all 6
principles were necessary to bridge the gap, whereas according to the students
1 principle and according to the pharmacochemistry researchers 2 principles
were necessary but difficult to achieve. Furthermore, all students gained
discipline-specific content knowledge. Their interest in scientific research
exhibited a positive change and their knowledge about the nature of science
increased. The implications for further research and practice are discussed.
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