Abstract

Conclusion. Recommendations include overcoming these challenges through the incorporation of practical-based approaches, enhancing resource availability, aligning the chemistry curriculum with instructional practices, and improving professional development (PD) for chemistry teachers to offer support to both instructors and 12th-grade students, thereby driving more effective learning environments in chemistry education.

Keywords: Organic Qualitative Analysis, chemistry education, case study, grade 12 UAE students, student understanding, teaching strategies.

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