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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"introductory chemistry"”.
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A foundational approach to high school introductory chemistry
… is intended to defend a unique approach to chemistry instruction and to represent key selections from a proposed chemistry text. This proposed text is part of a whole introductory chemistry curriculum intended to contextualize the study of chemistry against its larger historical, social, …
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Characterizing the use of spatial reasoning skills in introductory chemistry instructor's materials
Undergraduate chemistry students require spatial reasoning skills to interpret static images of molecular and electronic structure, particularly when encountering new molecular concepts. Prior literature has established that spatial reasoning is an important indicator for success in chemistry, yet …
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Getting Out the Gates: Underrepresented Minority Students' Search for Success in Introductory Chemistry Courses to Continue on the STEM Path
… in STEM should look like. It would seem that introductory chemistry courses, at the start of the higher education STEM pipeline, could serve as the means through which appropriate and inappropriate STEM participants could be separated based on their ability to ""fit"" through a STEM template …
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Correlation Between Scores on the Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces Placement, Preparation, and Learning Test and General Chemistry Course Outcomes for Undergraduate Students at a Public Midsize Master's University
… (STEM), specifically, high-enrollment introductory chemistry courses with high rates of D, F, withdrawal, or incomplete grades. Previous research revealed a correlation between students’ prior mathematics knowledge and introductory chemistry course outcomes. Reports using the Assessment …
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Investigating introductory science students’ knowledge of multiple representations using technology
… students’ use of multiple representations in introductory science courses by expanding the possibilities of a variable representation assessment (VRA). The VRA is a computer-based assessment originally designed to measure general chemistry students’ use of representations. It does this by …
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THINKING ABOUT ONLINE SOURCES: EXPLORING STUDENTS' EPISTEMIC COGNITION IN INTERNET-BASED CHEMISTRY LEARNING
… administered to 354 students from college-level introductory chemistry courses. A series of multitrait-multimethod model comparisons provided evidence for construct convergent and discriminant validity for three epistemic aims-true beliefs, justified beliefs, explanatory connection, which were …
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Elucidating the Impacts of Learning Communities on Retention, Student Sense of Belonging, and Self-Efficacy in STEM
… status. Students enrolled in either the introductory chemistry lecture or the first-year experience course (students grouped by similar STEM major) were asked to complete a STEM attributes survey (Likert scale) to assess their overall SoB to the university and their chosen major as well …
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Harnessing curiosity, interest, and empathy in the college chemistry classroom
… at risk of disengaging with general and organic chemistry courses, performing poorly and not continuing in STEM. Utility value (UV) interventions, though, have increased the achievement and retention of low-performing students in psychology and introductory biology courses. In this study, a …