Investigating Inner Speech in Organic Chemistry Students

Abstract

The importance of inner speech is being investigated among organic chemistry students. In addition, to investigate different ways, students use inner speech when solving problems, such as organic reaction mechanisms and manipulation of 3D molecular structures. A multi-interview process is conducted, where students complete a variety of inner speech questionnaires – revised survey (VISQ-R) to identify different ways students utilize inner speech (phase 1) and to gain insight on how often students use inner speech during the process of answering mechanisms through audio recordings (phase 2). Additionally, the results are analyzed using a comparative constant method to see where students struggle in organic chemistry.

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kaitlyn Towle-Straub