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PUBLICATIONS
For the most up-to-date listing of publications from the Yik Research Group, please visit Brandon's Google Scholar
*Denotes Corresponding Author
(17) Balancing Equity in General Chemistry Laboratory Courses: The Complex Impact of Specifications Grading on Student Success and Opportunity Gaps
B. J. Yik, L. Morkowchuck, L. B. Wheeler, J. Roksa, H. Machost, & M. Stains (2025)
JACS Au, 5(6), 2593–2605. DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.5c00210
(16) Why Chemistry Instructors Are Shifting to Specifications Grading: Perceived Benefits and Challenges
Y. Wang, H. Machost, B. J. Yik, & M. Stains (2025)
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, advance online article. DOI: 10.1039/D5RP00035A
– Featured in Grading for Growth blog post, "Drawing on past experiences"
(15) Aligning Graduate Chemistry Training With Diverse Career Paths: Insights From Student Perceptions of Valued Skills
J. K. Mitchell-Jones, B. J. Yik, H. Machost, & M. Stains (2025)
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 26(3), 701–707. DOI: 10.1039/D4RP00317A
(14) Students' Perceptions of Specifications Grading: Development and Evaluation of the Perceptions of Grading Schemes Instrument
B. J. Yik,* H. Machost, A. C. Streifer, M. S. Palmer, L. Morkowchuck, & M. Stains (2024)
Journal of Chemical Education, 101(9), 3723–3738. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed/4c00689
– Featured in Grading for Growth blog post, "Drawing on past experiences"
(13) ChatGPT Explains Organic Chemistry Reaction Mechanisms Slightly Inaccurately with High Levels of Explanation Sophistication
B. J. Yik,* & A. J. Dood (2024)
Journal of Chemical Education, 101(5), 1836–1846. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00235
– Published as a part of the Journal of Chemical Education virtual special issue, "Investigating the Uses and Impacts of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry Education"
(12) Characterization of Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professors' Reflections on Their Teaching: Can They Promote Engagement in Instructional Change?
H. Machost, E. A. Kable, J. K. Mitchell-Jones, B. J. Yik, & M. Stains (2024)
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research, 6:14. DOI: 10.1186/s43031-024-00105-9
(11) Impact of Prompt Cueing on Level of Explanation Sophistication for Organic Reaction Mechanisms
C. J. Crowder, B. J. Yik, S. J. H. Frost, D. Cruz-Ramírez de Arellano, & J. R. Raker (2024)
Journal of Chemical Education, 101(2), 398–410. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00710
(10) Implementation of an R Shiny App for Instructors: An Automated Text Analysis Formative Assessment Tool for Evaluating Lewis Acid–Base Model Use
B. J. Yik, D. G. Schreurs, & J. R. Raker (2023)
Journal of Chemical Education, 100(8), 3107–3113. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.3c00400
(9) Examining Whether and How Instructional Coordination Occurs Within Introductory Undergraduate STEM Courses
B. A. Couch, L. B. Prevost, M. Stains, B. Whitt, A. E. Marcy, N. Apkarian, M. H. Dancy, C. Henderson, E. Johnson, J. R. Raker, B. J. Yik, B. Earl, S. E. Shadle, J. Skvoretz, & J. P. Ziker (2023)
Frontiers in Education, 8:1156781. DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1156781
(8) Evaluating Electrophile and Nucleophile Understanding: A Large-Scale Study of Learners' Explanations of Reaction Mechanisms
S. J. H. Frost, B. J. Yik, A. J. Dood, D. Cruz-Ramírez de Arellano, K. B. Fields, & J. R. Raker (2023)
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 24(2), 706–722. DOI: 10.1039/D2RP00327A
– Featured in Education in Chemistry magazine
(7) Generalized Rubric for Level of Explanation Sophistication for Nucleophiles in Organic Chemistry Reaction Mechanisms
B. J. Yik, A. J. Dood, S. J. H. Frost, D. Cruz-Ramírez de Arellano, K. B. Fields, & J. R. Raker (2023)
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 24(1), 263–282. DOI: 10.1039/D2RP00184E
– Featured in Education in Chemistry magazine
(6) Development of a Generalized Framework for Machine Learning-Based Evaluation of Written Explanations of Reaction Mechanisms from the Postsecondary Organic Chemistry Curriculum
J. R. Raker, B. J. Yik, & A. J. Dood (2022)
In N. Graulich and G. V. Shultz (Eds.), Student Reasoning in Organic Chemistry: Research Advances and Evidence-Based Instructional Practices (pp. 304–319). Royal Society of Chemistry. DOI: 10.1039/9781839167782-00304
(5) Association of Malleable Factors with Adoption of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Introductory Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics
B. J. Yik, J. R. Raker, N. Apkarian, M. Stains, C. Henderson, M. H. Dancy, & E. Johnson (2022)
Frontiers in Education, 7:1016415. DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2022.1016415
(4) Evaluating the Impact of Malleable Factors on Percent Time Lecturing in Gateway Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics Courses
B. J. Yik, J. R. Raker, N. Apkarian, M. Stains, C. Henderson, M. H. Dancy, & E. Johnson (2022)
International Journal of STEM Education, 9:15. DOI: 10.1186/s40592-022-00333-3
(3) Development of a Machine Learning-Based Tool to Evaluate Correct Lewis Acid–Base Model Use in Written Responses to Open-Ended Formative Assessment Items
B. J. Yik, A. J. Dood, D. Cruz-Ramírez de Arellano, K. B. Fields, & J. R. Raker (2021)
Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 22(4), 866–885. DOI: 10.1039/D1RP00111F
(2) Diethyl Ether Adducts of Trivalent Lanthanide Iodides
T. P. Gompa, N. T. Rice, D. R. Russo, L. M. Aguirre Quintana, B. J. Yik, J. Bacsa, & H. S. La Pierre (2019)
Dalton Transactions, 48(23), 8030–8033. DOI: 10.1039/C9DT00775J
(1) New Approaches for Energy Storage in Hyperbranched Polymers
B. J. Yik, M. Guo, Y. Kwon, & T. Goodson III
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121(13), 7108–7122. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b00781
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