European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
ISSN-L 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Teaching Organic Functions via the Chemical Senses
Author Name :
ANIELE DA SILVA NEVES LOPES, LUIZA FERNANDA FIGUEIRA BARROS, PAULO JOSÉ SOUSA MAIA, DOMINIQUE FERNANDES DE MOURA DO CARMO2
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Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Several teaching methods have been devised to advance students’ learning of Chemistry and develop their practical and reasoning skills. This intervention research design, of a qualitative nature aimed at promoting and assessing student understanding of organic functions as related to food flavors and aromas. To this end, we collected data regarding the participants’ knowledge of organic functions before and after the intervention. The participants’ answers indicate that their knowledge of organic functions and the link between the latter and their senses of taste and smell greatly improved as compared to what was assessed at the start of the study, suggesting that the intervention contributed to student content learning. At the end of the study, the participants were able to associate flavors and aromas of the food used in the teaching-learning activities to specific organic functions and identify their structures.
Keywords :
Teaching; organic functions; taste; smell.
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