Integration of a sustainability-oriented socio-scientific issue into the general chemistry curriculum: Examining the effects on student motivation and self-efficacy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scp.2020.100232
Abstract: Abstract This study evaluates the effects of integrating the socio-scientific issue of phosphate sustainability into a large enrollment general chemistry course. The integration was based on the use of a digital learning environment designed by… read more here.
Keywords: general chemistry; chemistry; self efficacy; scientific issue ... See more keywords
Relating ΔHvap of Organic Liquids to Intermolecular Forces: Simple Modifications of a Classic General Chemistry Experiment
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00163
Abstract: The concept of equilibrium vapor pressure plays a key role in the general chemistry curriculum; it is among the first and most easily demonstrated examples of equilibrium and frequently caps off th... read more here.
Keywords: organic liquids; liquids intermolecular; general chemistry; chemistry ... See more keywords
The American Chemical Society General Chemistry Performance Expectations Project: From Task Force to Distributed Process for Implementing Multidimensional Learning
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00986
Abstract: This contribution reports the process and outcomes of a multiyear effort that supported institutions in reforming general chemistry using multidimensional learning approaches in the form of perform... read more here.
Keywords: american chemical; multidimensional learning; process; chemistry ... See more keywords
Chemical Anthropomorphism: Acting Out General Chemistry Concepts in Social Media Videos Facilitates Student-Centered Learning and Public Engagement
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c01139
Abstract: This article describes the educational and public engagement outcomes of an activity called the “ChemClout Challenge” that was implemented in a general chemistry course at UC Riverside. Students wo... read more here.
Keywords: anthropomorphism acting; public engagement; acting general; chemical anthropomorphism ... See more keywords
Linking Chemistry to Community: Integration of Culturally Responsive Teaching into General Chemistry I Laboratory in a Remote Setting.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00494
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic redefined how chemistry laboratories were taught. It also introduced a racial health disparity for Black and Brown people. The General Chemistry I laboratory curriculum at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry laboratory; chemistry; general chemistry; community ... See more keywords
Designing a Remote, Synchronous, Hands-On General Chemistry Lab Course
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00559
Abstract: The development of a remote, synchronous general chemistry lab course, which was offered to 800 students in the fall semester of 2020, is described. The course was designed with similar curricular goals as our in-person… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; lab course; course; chemistry lab ... See more keywords
Prototype of a Transition Metal Visualization App for the Learning of Stereochemistry in a General Chemistry Course: Initial Findings and Reflections
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c01261
Abstract: As part of COVID-19 preparedness, a student-developed, Android-based app was used as a pre-laboratory learning aid for a molecular modeling laboratory in a first-year general chemistry course. A worksheet activity with trigger codes and questions… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry; visualization; stereochemistry; general chemistry ... See more keywords
An explanative basis for the differential performance of students with low math aptitude in general chemistry
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DOI: 10.1039/c9rp00068b
Abstract: Students who score within the bottom quartile on cognitive measures of math aptitude have been identified as at-risk for low performance in chemistry courses, with less attention as to why such differential performance persists. At-risk… read more here.
Keywords: math aptitude; performance; differential performance; chemistry ... See more keywords
Using social influence models to characterize student interest in a general chemistry peer-led team learning setting
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DOI: 10.1039/d2rp00296e
Abstract: Motivation helps drive students to success in general chemistry, and active learning environments with social interactions has consistently shown to improve motivation. However, analyzing student outcomes in an interactive environment is best done by considering… read more here.
Keywords: led team; chemistry; general chemistry; team learning ... See more keywords
The Molecule of the Week: A Didactic Tool for Teaching General Chemistry.
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DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2020.615
Abstract: The molecule of the week is regularly used by the author in his first-semester course General Chemistry I (Inorganic Chemistry) to illustrate, exemplify, and deepen fundamental aspects and concepts treated in the course. Pure sulfuric… read more here.
Keywords: general chemistry; week didactic; chemistry; molecule week ... See more keywords
Exploring Cluster Changes in Students’ Knowledge Structures Throughout General Chemistry
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DOI: 10.29333/ejmste/7860
Abstract: Chemistry is traditionally perceived as difficult to comprehend. Its mastery requires that a variety of concepts be linked to form an organized knowledge system. The connections need to be made not only between the concepts… read more here.
Keywords: chemistry triplet; exploring cluster; general chemistry; knowledge structures ... See more keywords