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Rodríguez, Maria A.; Níaz, Mansoor

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“…The "Gold Foil" experiment of Rutherford 70 leading to a nuclear model of the atom is ubiquitous in general chemistry textbooks. However, its treatment in many chemistry 71 and physics 72 textbooks has been criticized. Improvements have been suggested, 73 but a persistent misconception is that Rutherford was directing alpha particles at a thin metal foil to investigate the atoms in the foil.…”

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Investigating the Use of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot with General Chemistry Exam Questions

Clark

2023

J. Chem. Educ.

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The artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT was used to answer questions from final exams administered in two general chemistry courses, including questions with closed-response format and with open-response format. For closed-response questions, ChatGPT was very capable at identifying the concept even when the question included a great deal of chemical symbolism. However, ChatGPT’s success at solving problems was only 44%, a value well below the class average of 69%. On open-response questions, ChatGPT’s responses displayed strong language processing ability with higher performance on questions that could be solved with more generalizable information compared to questions that required specific skills, especially when those topics or skills were primarily found in lecture. Incorrect responses and flawed explanations were often logically sound and would be persuasive to a novice. The chatbot is currently ill-equipped to provide reliable answers or explanations to students for many representative exam questions, but a potential use is to create assignments in which students analyze and improve ChatGPT’s responses.

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Section: Open-response Exam Itemsmentioning

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Investigating the Use of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot with General Chemistry Exam Questions

Clark

2023

J. Chem. Educ.

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“…Starting from historical and epistemological questions, Niaz went on to discuss if the teaching of the laws of definite and multiple proportions is really necessary in present curricula. In another paper, Rodríguez and Niaz (2002) detail the lack of an historical approach to the development of atomic theories in chemistry textbooks. We agree with Niaz and Rodríguez that aspects of the history of science should be presented to studentsnot to ''indoctrinate'' them in a naive version of inductivism, but rather to challenge such a view.…”

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The Development of Dalton’s Atomic Theory as a Case Study in the History of Science: Reflections for Educators in Chemistry

Viana

Porto

2009

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The inclusion of the history of science in science curricula-and specially, in the curricula of science teachers-is a trend that has been followed in several countries. The reasons advanced for the study of the history of science are manifold. This paper presents a case study in the history of chemistry, on the early developments of John Dalton's atomic theory. Based on the case study, several questions that are worth discussing in educational contexts are pointed out. It is argued that the kind of history of science that was made in the first decades of the twentieth century (encyclopaedic, continuist, essentially anachronistic) is not appropriate for the development of the competences that are expected from the students of sciences in the present. Science teaching for current days will benefit from the approach that may be termed the ''new historiography of science''.

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“…According to Taber (2003), the mismatches are attributed to the usage of misleading expressions by expert chemists. However, others attributed this problem to the neglect or under-emphasis on HPS (Justi and Gilbert, 2000;Rodriguez and Niaz, 2002;Cheloni et al, 2006;Niaz and Costub, 2009). Indications of both aspects were noted in this study.…”

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Patterns in undergraduate students’ and educators’ sense of the ontology of the atom and implications for addressing learning impediments

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Belachew

2023

Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.

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Cited by 35 publications

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Investigating the Use of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot with General Chemistry Exam Questions

Investigating the Use of an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot with General Chemistry Exam Questions

The Development of Dalton’s Atomic Theory as a Case Study in the History of Science: Reflections for Educators in Chemistry

Patterns in undergraduate students’ and educators’ sense of the ontology of the atom and implications for addressing learning impediments

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