Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01116
Title: CheMakers: Playing a Collaborative Board Game to Understand Organic Chemistry
Authors: Zhang, Zilong
Muktar, Phillmont 
Ong, Christoper Ivan Wijaya
Lam, Yulin 
Fung, Fun Man 
Keywords: Science & Technology
Social Sciences
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Chemistry
Education & Educational Research
High School/Introductory Chemistry
First-Year Undergraduate/General
Organic Chemistry
Humor/Puzzles/Games
Collaborative/Cooperative Learning
Mechanisms of Reactions
Issue Date: 9-Feb-2021
Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Citation: Zhang, Zilong, Muktar, Phillmont, Ong, Christoper Ivan Wijaya, Lam, Yulin, Fung, Fun Man (2021-02-09). CheMakers: Playing a Collaborative Board Game to Understand Organic Chemistry. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION 98 (2) : 530-534. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01116
Abstract: Organic chemistry is often considered by undergraduate students to be the most difficult branch of chemistry. Instructors and senior students collaborated to develop CheMakers, a board game to help students understand organic reaction mechanisms and implement mechanistic thinking. The game, played by 3 teams, was designed to invoke meaningful discussions among students. To win the game, the students need to work together as a team to prepare their strategies, solve organic chemistry problems, and reach their objectives as quickly as possible. Evaluation of the game shows that the students enjoyed CheMakers and found it to be engaging and fun to play.
Source Title: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/242995
ISSN: 0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01116
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