Case study: Authentic assessment in chemistry labs

Angela Ziebell, School of Chemistry, Monash University
Angela.Ziebell@monash.edu
 
The Transforming Laboratory Learning project focuses on increasing inquiry-based learning and WIL in undergraduate Chemistry laboratories. In this video, Angela Ziebell from the Chemistry Education Research group at Monash University, describes and provides two examples of their approach to incorporating authentic assessments into second-year Chemistry labs.
 


Video transcript and slides
Please note that this presentation was initially delivered at the ACDS 2017 WIL in Science Forum, December 2017
 
Further reading
Huck, L. A., & Leigh, W. J. (2010). A Better Sunscreen: Structural Effects on Spectral Properties. Journal of Chemical Education, 87(12), 1384-1387. doi:10.1021/ed1004867