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McDowell, Sean A. C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has disrupted normal activities all over the world. Education at all levels has been particularly hard hit, and this has resulted in the suspension of face-to-face discourse, instruction, and student assessment worldwide, with the necessity of social…
Descriptors: Asynchronous Communication, Computer Assisted Testing, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
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Stowe, Ryan L.; Esselman, Brian J.; Ralph, Vanessa R.; Ellison, Aubrey J.; Martell, Jeffrey D.; DeGlopper, Kimberly S.; Schwarz, Cara E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The affordances given to a structured, timed, and proctored paper exam are not as readily applicable in a digital medium. Accordingly, the rapid shift from in-person to online enactments may have forced instructors to consider changing their assessment practices and priorities. As assessments convey strong implicit messages about "what…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Organic Chemistry, Online Courses, Computer Assisted Testing
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Raje, Sonali; Stitzel, Shannon – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
Effective assessment is an extremely important area of chemistry education. Typically tests measure students' knowledge of critical thinking skills, chemistry vocabulary, and application of concepts from one chapter to another. While it is relatively straightforward to measure concepts such as chemical vocabulary and algorithmic problem solving…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Science Instruction
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Balasubramanian, Bhavani; DeSantis, Chris; Gulotta, Miriam – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The COVID pandemic forced many higher education institutions to pivot and switch to an online learning environment with minimal preparation. This transition was put in place during the middle of the spring semester, in March. During this transition, instructors had to quickly learn the tools of online teaching, navigate platforms like Webex and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Electronic Learning