Comparison of How Textbooks and Lectures Teach Problem Solving in Chemistry

A goal of chemistry instruction is to develop students\u27 problem solving abilities and move them from novice toward expert. Students have two resources to learn problem solving, the textbook and the lecture. The purpose of the study is to compare methods of teaching problem solving strategies in various aspects of general and organic chemistry education. Through analysis of worked examples in textbooks and field notes from classroom observations, the methods used to teach problem solving will be identified. These methods will be evaluated for consistency with the literature on how experts solve problems. This poster will present the design and initial results from this study