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Pioneering Pedagogic Publications: Algorithms, Student Understanding, and Chemical Knowledge

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Jerry P. Suits

Department of Chemistry, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70609-0455

J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (8), p 1015

DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1015

Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2001

Abstract

During the first ten years of J. Chem. Educ. (1924 to 1934), several pioneering chemical educators expressed the need for students to understand chemical knowledge rather than to use "algorithms" or to memorize factual material. Some of them expressed the pedagogic need for students to link the solving of quantitative problems to the corresponding underlying chemical principles. Overall, many of the articles written by these pioneering educators reveal a focus upon the fundamental pedagogic ideas in chemical education. Awareness of these "ancient ideas" could help modern educators sift through the more enriched/cluttered educational ideas currently being promoted. Some suggestions are made on how these relevant ideas could be integrated together.