Enhancing retention in introductory chemistry courses : teaching practices and assessments /

"This book is about Enhancing Retention in Introductory Chemistry Courses: Teaching Practices and Assessments"--

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Education (sponsoring body.)
Other Authors: Kradtap Hartwell, Supaporn (Editor), Gupta, Tanya (Chemistry professor) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, [2019]
Series:ACS symposium series ; 1330.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Student-centered teaching practices and assessments to enhance retention : an introduction
  • Strategies, techniques and impact of transitional preparatory courses for at-risk students in general chemistry
  • Implementing metacognitive writing in a large enrollment gateway chemistry class
  • Improving first-semester general chemistry student success through retrieval practice
  • Scaffolding underprepared students' learning in general chemistry I : approach and assessment
  • Adaptive learning technology in general chemistry : does it support student success?
  • Introducing components of specifications grading to a general chemistry I course
  • Preventing mole concepts and stoichiometry from becoming "gatekeepers" in first year chemistry courses
  • Adaptation and assessment of a gradual release of responsibility model for a large-enrollment general chemistry course
  • Reflection activities in general chemistry laboratories : an active learning strategy to connect laboratories with lectures
  • Changing instructor attitudes and behaviors to support student learning and retention
  • Strategies to prevent cognitive overload : a team-based approach to improving student success and persistence in a gateway introductory chemistry course.