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Design and Implementation of a Studio-Based General Chemistry Course

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Amy C. Gottfried , Ryan D. Sweeder , Jeffrey M. Bartolin , Jessica A. Hessler , Benjamin P. Reynolds , Ian C. Stewart , Brian P. Coppola and Mark M. Banaszak Holl

Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1055

J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (2), p 265

DOI: 10.1021/ed084p265

Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2007

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Most students taking general chemistry courses do not intend to pursue careers in chemistry; in fact, they are more likely to end up in positions where they fund, write, or vote for chemical research and policies. Our profession continues to ask how we can teach students scientific reasoning skills and chemical understanding in general chemistry that they are able to take beyond the classroom into their everyday lives. The emerging answer at this university is the studio teaching method, which incorporates the â€œbest teaching and learning practicesâ€ recommended by chemical education research within an integrated lecture–lab technology-intensive environment. The design, implementation, and pedagogical rationale of studio general chemistry are described.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Subject):

Nonmajor Courses

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