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Peer reviewedBuonora, Paul T.; Yu Jin Lim – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
A method designed to facilitate prediction of mechanism and products by developing critical thinking skills and reducing memorization is presented. The mechanistic disc method requiring students to utilize their understanding of charge stabilization, structural organic chemistry, and the fundamental mechanisms of aliphatic substitution and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking, Learning Strategies, Memorization
