Prev. Article Next Article Table of Contents

Commentary

Time and Teaching

Citing Articles

Theresa Julia Zielinski , David W. Brooks , Kent J. Crippen and Joe L. March

Center for Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0355

J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (6), p 714

DOI: 10.1021/ed078p714

Publication Date (Web): June 1, 2001

Section:

History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Time management is an important issue for teachers and students. This article discusses teachers' use of time from the perspective of curriculum and instruction. Average high school students spend fewer than 5 hours per week in outside-of-class study; average college students spend about 20 hours. Procrastination, often viewed in a negative light by teachers, usually pays off so well for college students that seniors become better at it than freshmen. Three suggestions for designing instruction are: test early and often; do not waste the best students' time in an effort to improve overall performance; and use engaging activities that motivate students to give of their time. The impact of computers on curricula is a double-edged sword. Time must be devoted to teaching the use of applications, but the programs reduce busywork. Will this turn out to be a simple tradeoff, or will the programs make us much more efficient so that less time is required? Will computer programs ultimately lead to an expanded criterion for expertise, thus demanding even more time to become an expert? These issues are described and suggestions for controlling time during instruction are provided.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Curriculum

Keywords (Feature):

Commentary

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Computer-Based Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Learning Theories

View: Hi-Res PDF | PDF w/ Links

Citing Articles

Citation data is made available by participants in CrossRef's Cited-by Linking service. For a more comprehensive list of citations to this article, users are encouraged to perform a search in SciFinder.

This article has been cited by 2 ACS Journal articles (2 most recent appear below).

Using an Interactive, Compensatory Model of Learning To Improve Chemistry Teaching
Kent J. Crippen , Gregory Schraw , David W. Brooks
Journal of Chemical Education2005 82 (4), 637
- Using an Interactive, Compensatory Model of Learning To Improve Chemistry Teaching
  Kent J. Crippen , Gregory Schraw , David W. Brooks
  Journal of Chemical Education2005 82 (4), 637
  Many college chemistry teachers have little or no formal training in education. When issues related to education are discussed, these teachers are confronted with an array of apparently conflicting information, practices, and ideas. A speculative model, ...
  Abstract | Hi-Res PDF | PDF w/ Links
A Survey of Computer Use in Undergraduate Physical Chemistry
Theresa A. Francis , Danny G. Miles Jr.
Journal of Chemical Education2002 79 (12), 1477
- A Survey of Computer Use in Undergraduate Physical Chemistry
  Theresa A. Francis , Danny G. Miles Jr.
  Journal of Chemical Education2002 79 (12), 1477
  Responses to a Web-based survey help assess the degree of utilization and implementation of a variety of computer technologies in undergraduate physical chemistry. Respondents can indicate whether use of symbolic math software, spreadsheets, molecular ...
  Abstract | Hi-Res PDF | PDF w/ Links