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Students Own Their Introductory Chemistry Experience: Becoming an Element for a Semester
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Introductory science courses serve a population of students in the major as well as those students outside the discipline. In an effort to help this diverse population of students connect personally with the content of…
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Incorporating More Individual Accountability in Group Activities in General Chemistry
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A modified model of cooperative learning known as the GIG model (for group-individual-group) was designed and implemented in a large enrollment freshman chemistry course. The goal of the model is to establish a…
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Enhancing Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Students' Misconceptions in Learning Chemistry
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Preservice teachers enrolled in a modified introductory chemistry course used an instructional rubric to improve and evaluate their understanding of students’ misconceptions in learning various chemistry concepts. A…
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General Chemistry II: Setting the Stage on the First Day With Jeopardy
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This article describes using an interactive Jeopardy-type review for the first-class meeting as a means to engage students, review the previous semester content, and set expectations for the new semester of our general…
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Integrating Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics to Evaluate Global Water Problems
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An interdisciplinary and context-driven course focused on global water issues was developed and taught at the college level. Students designed a semester-long research project, collected and analyzed data, and…
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Integrating a Single Tablet PC in Chemistry, Engineering, and Physics Courses
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A tablet PC is a versatile computer that combines the computing power of a notebook with the pen functionality of a PDA (Cox and Rogers 2005b). The authors adopted tablet PC technology in order to improve the process…
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Using the Science Writing Heuristic: Training Chemistry Teaching Assistants
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Promoting the use of the Science Writing Heuristic (SWH) among novice teaching assistants at a large university is facilitated by a program of instructional training and mentoring. Sessions include hands-on activities…