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The Effectiveness of the Competence Approach in the Training of Chemistry Teachers
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Gulmira Abyzbekova; Zhadra Zholdasbayeva; Anipa Tapalova; Sholpan Yespenbetova; Gulzhan Balykbayeva; Karima Arynova – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
The most important problem for high-quality and effective education in a university is the creation of a set of competencies that reflect the results of the development of educational programs. The purpose of the study is to address the most important problem in achieving high-quality and effective education at a university, which is the…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Educational Quality, Instructional Effectiveness, Universities
The Task Navigator Following the STRAKNAP Concept: Development, Application, and Evaluation of a New Scaffold to Support Nonmajor Chemistry Students while Solving Tasks in Organic Chemistry
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Hermanns, Jolanda – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Educational Scaffolding was first mentioned in 1976 by Wood et al. Several examples for scaffolding in chemistry are also known from the literature. As written scaffolds, stepped supporting tools to support students while solving problems in organic chemistry were developed, applied, and evaluated. Although the students rated the tool as very…
Descriptors: Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Increasing Computational Protein Design Literacy through Cohort-Based Learning for Undergraduate Students
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Erin C. Yang; Robby Divine; Christine S. Kang; Sidney Chan; Elijah Arenas; Zoe Subol; Peter Tinker; Hayden Manninen; Alicia Feichtenbiner; Talal Mustafa; Julia Hallowell; Isiac Orr; Hugh Haddox; Brian Koepnick; Jacob O'Connor; Ian C. Haydon; Karla-Luise Herpoldt; Kandise Van Wormer; Celine Abell; David Baker; Alena Khmelinskaia; Neil P. King – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
Undergraduate research experiences can improve student success in graduate education and STEM careers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate researchers at our institution and many others lost their work-study research positions due to interruption of in-person research activities. This imposed a financial burden on the students and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Teaching Methods, COVID-19, Pandemics
Where Science Intersects Pop Culture: An Informal Science Education Outreach Program
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Burks, R.; Deards, K. D.; DeFrain, E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
Attracting a general audience to STEM topics can be a challenge, and developing engaging and interactive instruction is important for educators in all fields. While many chemical educators have successfully used pop-culture themes to introduce their students to scientific concepts, these encounters are largely limited to formal classroom…
Descriptors: STEM Education, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Chemistry
Beyond "Inert" Ideas to Teaching General Chemistry from Rich Contexts: Visualizing the Chemistry of Climate Change (VC3)
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Mahaffy, Peter G.; Holme, Thomas A.; Martin-Visscher, Leah; Martin, Brian E.; Versprille, Ashley; Kirchhoff, Mary; McKenzie, Lallie; Town, Marcy – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
As one approach to moving beyond transmitting "inert" ideas to chemistry students, we use the term "teaching from rich contexts" to describe implementations of case studies or context-based learning based on systems thinking that provide deep and rich opportunities for learning crosscutting concepts through contexts. This…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Climate, Cognitive Skills
Using Structure-Based Organic Chemistry Online Tutorials with Automated Correction for Student Practice and Review
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O'Sullivan, Timothy P.; Hargaden, Gra´inne C. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
This article describes the development and implementation of an open-access organic chemistry question bank for online tutorials and assessments at University College Cork and Dublin Institute of Technology. SOCOT (structure-based organic chemistry online tutorials) may be used to supplement traditional small-group tutorials, thereby allowing…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Tutorial Programs, Online Courses, Error Correction
A Lab Experience to Illustrate the Physicochemical Principles of Detergency
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Poce-Fatou, J. A.; Bethencourt-Nunez, M.; Moreno, C.; Pinto-Ganfornina, J. J.; Moreno-Dorado, F. J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
This article presents a lab experience to study detergency from a physicochemical point of view intended for undergraduate students. By means of a simple experimental device, we analyze the influence of the surfactant concentration in both distilled water and tap water. Our method is based on the measurement of diffuse reflectances of polyester…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Program Development, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments
A Model for Incorporating Research into the First-Year Chemistry Curriculum
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Ford, James R.; Prudente, Caryn; Newton, Thomas A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a research-based program of laboratory instruction for first-year chemistry students is described. The new approach engages students in interdisciplinary, chemistry-centered research projects during the second semester of their general chemistry course. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Program Development