Findings identify misconceptions about curved arrows in organic chemistry, suggesting targeted exercises to improve understanding.
Curved arrows is a concept that organic chemistry students often find difficult to understand and apply. In an effort to address this problem, we carried out a study to identify difficulties and misconceptions students exhibit early in the course. We provide a series of exercises and strategies that may help instructors and students.
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