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A Game-Based Approach to Learning the Idea of Chemical Elements and Their Periodic Classification
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Franco-Mariscal, Antonio Joaquín; Oliva-Martínez, José María; Blanco-López, Ángel; España-Ramos, Enrique – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
In this paper, the characteristics and results of a teaching unit based on the use of educational games to learn the idea of chemical elements and their periodic classification in secondary education are analyzed. The method is aimed at Spanish students aged 15-16 and consists of 24 1-h sessions. The results obtained on implementing the teaching…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Games, Secondary School Curriculum, Chemistry
Short and Long-Term Impacts of the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative New Faculty Workshop
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Stains, Marilyne; Pilarz, Matthew; Chakraverty, Devasmita – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
Postsecondary chemistry instructors typically have received little pedagogical training as graduate students and postdoctoral research assistants. Moreover, professional development opportunities are often limited at their own institution. This lack of training has resulted in a gap between the instructional strategies enacted in chemistry courses…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Teacher Workshops, College Faculty, Chemistry
Investigating the Longitudinal Impact of a Successful Reform in General Chemistry on Student Enrollment and Academic Performance
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Lewis, Scott E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
Considerable effort in chemistry education research has been dedicated to developing and evaluating reform pedagogies designed to improve student success in general chemistry. Policy recommendations propose adoption of these techniques as a means to increase the number of science graduates, however there is the potential that the impact of these…
Descriptors: Investigations, Chemistry, Educational Change, Longitudinal Studies