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Victoria M. Bragin

Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA 91106-2003

J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (8), p 747

DOI: 10.1021/ed073p747

Publication Date (Web): August 1, 1996

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Increasingly, chemistry instructors, especially in two-year colleges, find themselves teaching classes where there is great disparity in the academic preparation of the students and where even those students with good mathematics and basic science backgrounds have poor English language and communication skills. This project explores the use of technological innovations to facilitate learning in introductory chemistry courses by those with a poor academic background, while also challenging those prepared to master the curriculum. An additional objective is to improve the communication skills of all students. Material is presented visually and in as engaging a fashion as possible, students are provided ready access to relevant information about the course content in ways that are adapted to their individual learning styles, and collaborative learning is encouraged, especially among those who work and live at a distance from campus.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Laboratory Instruction

Keywords (Feature):

NSF Highlights

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Gases

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