Resumen de Informal Personalized Teaching (IPT): Bridging Gaps in Theoretical and Practical Knowledge during Idle Times in a Chemistry Lab

Michail Paraskevas, Tamara Tilleman, Yoav Eichen, Rina Arad-Yellin

• There has been a growing awareness that STEM education should incorporate a wide range of capabilities, in addition to providing traditional theoretical and practical knowledge. In line with these skills, entitled “professional skills,” GTIIT has defined seven core competencies. The enhancement of two of these competencies, namely, Engineering Aptitude and Students’ Learning Skills, is the primary objective of the work described in this paper. An innovative educational method, termed Informal Personalized Teaching (IPT), incorporated in the organic chemistry laboratory course, strengthens the connection between theory and practice in lab work. The data collected and presented here indicate a beneficial positive effect on students and high level of satisfaction among the students.