There is a gap between the algorithmic problem solving abilities of chemistry students and their conceptual understanding of the chemistry. This gap p...
The approach was implemented simultaneously in general chemistry courses designed for science majors and non-science majors. The study provided some ...
Jun 6, 2009 - Background. In the classroom, teaching and learning are intertwined and form their own feedback loop. The more we know about how students learn the better our teaching can become. The more effective our teaching, the more students will
In answering the question, âWhat kind of a problem is this?â, we find it useful to have students divide chemistry problems into two general categories: generic ...
A Structured Approach to Teaching Applied Problem. Solving through Technology Assessment ... lem, non-analytical-type prohlem solving may define the.
Never do we (teaching assistants or I) say what the melting point or infrared spectrum will be, and we ask the student to draw what conclusions they can from the ...
It was our finding that, when students are provided with a description of the data that they are supposed to obtain, they do not take the matter of collecting their ...
Journal of Chemical Education 2003 80 (2), 171 ... Using the Science Writing Heuristic to Move toward an Inquiry-Based Laboratory Curriculum: An Example ...
The traditional "Cookbook-formula-experiments" do not develop student's scientific initiative, or creativity in the chemistry laboratory. Information is better understood, retained and transfered when the student elaborates it. A PST problem is an in
Jan 1, 1998 - Online Gaming for Understanding Folding, Interactions, and Structure ... Incorporating Guided-Inquiry Learning into the Organic Chemistry ...