CHEMISTRY EDUCATION: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2003, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 387-395	THE PRACTICE OF CHEMISTRY EDUCATION (REPORT) Problem solving and other higher-order cognitive skills (HOCS)

Zaki S. SEDDIGI¹ and Tina L. OVERTON^2
1King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Chemistry Department
²University of Hull, Department of Chemistry

HOW STUDENTS PERCEIVE GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING: THE CASE OF A NON-SPECIALIST CHEMISTRY CLASS

ABSTRACT: In this work, the authors present students’ impressions of a series of open-ended group problem solving exercises that were used with students during an undergraduate chemistry course at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). This was the students’ first experience of this approach to problem solving activities. The preliminary results are very promising and call for changes in the way chemistry is taught at KFUPM. [Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.: 2003, 4, 387-395]

KEY WORDS: case study; group work; problem solving; open-ended group problem solving; students’ perceptions

CORRESPONDENCE: Zaki S. Seddigi, P. O. Box 1514, Chemistry Department, KFUPM, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; e-mail: zseddigi@kfupm.edu.sa

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