Publications and Presentations

Recent Meetings Attended

bullet 16th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Ann Arbor, Mich.
bullet NARST 2000 Annual Meeting, New Orleans
bullet ACS 2000 Spring National Meeting, San Francisco
bullet 2000 Purdue Chemistry Department Symposium on Graduate Research, West Lafayette, Ind.
bullet NARST 1999 Annual Meeting, Boston
bullet ACS 1999 Midwest Regional Meeting, Quincy, Ill. 

Selected Recent Publications

bullet "Investigation of Student Use of Web-Based Tutorial Materials and Understanding of Chemistry Concepts."  W.J. Donovan & M.B. NakhlehJournal of Chemical Education, in press.
bullet "Chemical-free" foods—An investigation of senior chemistry majors' chemical definitions."  Nicoll, GJournal of College Science Teaching, 1999, 28(6), 382.
bullet "Evaluation of Interactive Technologies for Chemistry Websites: Educational Materials for Organic Chemistry Web Site (EMOC)"  M.B. Nakhleh, W.J. Donovan, & A.P. Parrill.  Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, in press.
bullet "A Computer-Interfaced O2 Probe:  Instrumentation for Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories."  G. Adamson, M. B. Nakhleh, & Zimmerman, J.  J. of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1997, 16(4), 513-525.
bullet "Conceptual Questions & Gearing Up for Change."  M. B. Nakhleh, In Tobias, S. and Raphael, J., Eds., The Hidden Curriculum:  Faculty-Made Tests in Science, Parts 1 and 2.  1997, New York:  Plenum Press.
bullet "How Do Students Make Sense of Chemistry While You Lecture?" M. B. Nakhleh, In Beasley, W., Ed., Chemistry: Expanding the Boundaries, the Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Chemical Education, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 1996.  Brisbane, Australia:  Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Chemical Education Division.
bullet "Chemistry in Context: Student Opinions of a New Curriculum", M. B. Nakhleh, D. M. Bunce and A. T. Schwartz, Journal of College Science Teaching 1996, 25, 174-180.
bullet "Success on Algorithmic and LOCS vs. Conceptual Chemistry Exam Questions", U. Zoller, M. B. Nakhleh, Y. J. Dori, A. Lubezky and B. Tessier, Journal of Chemical Education 1995, 72, 987-989.
bullet "A Review of Microcomputer-Based Labs: How Have They Affected Science Learning?", M. B. Nakhleh, Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching 1994, 13, 367-381.
bullet "Influence of Levels of Information as Presented by Different Technologies on Students' Understanding of Acid, Base and pH Concepts", M. B. Nakhleh and J. S. Krajcik, Journal of Research in Science Teaching 1994, 31, 1077-1096.
bullet "Students' Models of Matter in the Context of Acid-Base Chemistry", M. B. Nakhleh, Journal of Chemical Education 1994, 71, 495-499.
bullet "Chemical Education Research in the Laboratory Environment: How Can Research Uncover What Students Are Learning?", M. B. Nakhleh, Journal of Chemical Education 1994, 71, 201-205.
bullet "A Protocol Analysis of the Effect of Technology on Students' Actions, Verbal Commentary, and Thought Processes During the Performance of Acid-Base Titrations", M. B. Nakhleh and J. S. Krajcik, Journal of Research in Science Teaching 1993, 30, 1149-1168.
bullet "Concept Learning versus Problem Solving: There is a Difference", M. B. Nakhleh and R. C. Mitchell, Journal of Chemical Education 1993, 70, 190-192.
bullet "Are Our Students Conceptual Thinkers or Algorithmic Problem Solvers? Identifying Conceptual Students in General Chemistry", M. B. Nakhleh, Journal of Chemical Education 1993, 70, 52-55.
bullet "Why Some Students Don't Learn Chemistry: Chemical Misconceptions", M. B. Nakhleh, Journal of Chemical Education 1992, 69, 191-196.