Towns Research Group - Chemical Education

04/16/2020

Check out our latest paper, published in The Biophysicist. It focuses on how we can improve students' understanding of enzyme kinetics.

Article Citation: Jon-Marc G. Rodriguez and Marcy H. Towns (2020) Research on Students' Understanding of Michaelis-Menten Kinetics and Enzyme Inhibition: Implications for Instruction and Learning. The Biophysicist: 2020, Vol. 1, No. 2, 3. https://doi.org/10.35459/tbp.2019.000108

02/13/2020

Check this paper by the Becker Research Group!

Explanations of phenomena in chemistry are grounded in discussions of particulate-level behavior, but there are limitations to focusing on single particles, or as an extension, viewing a group of particles as displaying uniform behavior. More sophisticated models of physical processes evoke consider...

01/11/2020

Check out our latest paper on students' epistemological and mathematical reasoning in chemical kinetics!

Mathematics is used in the physical sciences to describe and model phenomena, resulting in a unique interface between mathematics and disciplines such as chemistry and physics. This paper focuses on...

12/17/2019

Check out our most recent paper about graphical reasoning!

In this paper, we introduce and discuss a construct called graphical forms, an extension of Sherin’s symbolic forms. In its original conceptualization, symbolic forms characterize the ideas students...

08/16/2019

Our research group has gained so much through cross-disciplinary discussions! Check out our newest paper!

Chemistry and Mathematics: Research and Frameworks To Explore Student Reasoning

08/09/2019

Some more work from the Towns Group!

Alternative Use for the Refined Consensus Model of Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Suggestions for Contextualizing Chemistry Education Research

08/09/2019

Check out our latest work!

Michaelis–Menten Graphs, Lineweaver–Burk Plots, and Reaction Schemes: Investigating Introductory Biochemistry Students’ Conceptions of Representations in Enzyme Kinetics

06/25/2019

Check out our latest paper - Investigating Student Understanding of Rate Constants: When is a Constant “Constant”? Kinsey Rae Johnny Rodriguez

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ARTICLES ASAPArticleNEXT Investigating Student Understanding of Rate Constants: When is a Constant “Constant”?Kinsey BainKinsey BainDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United StatesMore by Kinsey Bainhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003...

02/15/2019

Congratulations Johnny Rodriguez, PhD!!!

11/13/2018

Congrats to Franziska Lang, PhD!

10/17/2018

Congrats to Stephanie Santos-Diaz, Ph.D. Candidate!

09/21/2018

See our latest publication on problem solving in chemical kinetics! Johnny Rodriguez Kinsey Rae

Problem solving is a critical feature of highly quantitative physical science topics, such as chemical kinetics. In order to solve a problem, students must cue into relevant features, ignore irrelevant features, and choose among potential problem-solving approaches. However, what is considered appro...