Threshold Concepts as a Missing Piece Needed to Frame Teaching in Analytical Chemistry

In this paper, the authors break down elements of what it means to be an analytical chemist expose underlying knowledge structures that contribute specialist contextual expertise. An appreciation structure provides first step in designing ways scaffold student development We have identified two critical gaps need bridged for students achieve this: between complementary networked can impede high level understanding (the gap intrinsic and shared fundamentals Analytical Chemistry), networks chains practice professional theory–practice gap). hypothesize link these which they may exploited within curriculum promote expertise─where are no longer problematic. The role threshold concepts forming bridges across is explored here. This represents a key point pedagogical content teachers Chemistry.