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Differences in General Cognitive Abilities and Domain-Specific Skills of Higher-and Lower-Achieving Students in Stoichiometry
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Gulacar, Ozcan; Eilks, Ingo; Bowman, Charles R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
This paper reports a comparison of a group of higher-and lower-achieving undergraduate chemistry students, 17 in total, as separated on their ability in stoichiometry. This exploratory study of 17 students investigated parallels and differences in the students' general and domain-specific cognitive abilities. Performance, strategies, and mistakes…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Students, Chemistry
Using the Socioscientific Context of Climate Change to Teach Chemical Content and the Nature of Science
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Flener-Lovitt, Charity – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
A thematic course called "Climate Change: Chemistry and Controversy" was developed for upper-level non-STEM students. This course used the socioscientific context of climate change to teach chemical principles and the nature of science. Students used principles of agnotology (direct study of misinformation) to debunk climate change…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Undergraduate Study, Teaching Methods