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Chemical Education Today
Award Address
Teaching Is More Than Lecturing and Learning Is More Than Memorizing
2007 James Flack Norris Award
Diane M. Bunce
Department of Chemistry, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064
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June 2009
Vol. 86 No. 6
p. 674
Abstract
Students enter our chemistry classes with many insecurities and fears about their ability to be successful in chemistry. These fears often result in students choosing memorization rather than understanding as a way to succeed. There are some things that a teacher can do to both lessen student fears and encourage students to pursue deeper understanding of the subject matter. This article introduces readers to some of the student fears as described by the students themselves. Suggestions for ways teachers can address the concerns of students and help facilitate their learning by incorporating the results of research into their courses is also discussed. These include several teaching and curriculum approaches that can be integrated into typical general chemistry classes, such as providing opportunities for students to integrate new knowledge with what they already have and practice this integration during the class; expanded opportunities for two-way communication; developing co-ownership of the course along with the teacher; alternating lecture with small-group work to aid in learning difficult topics; and having access to course materials and grades 24 hours a day. The effect of these approaches on student learning is investigated through the words of the students themselves.
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QuickTime videos of a meeting with the Class Advisory Board, interviews of students expressing fears at the beginning of the course, and interviews of students at the end of the course; Small-group activity
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Bunce, Diane M. J. Chem. Educ. 2009, 86, 674.
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Keywords
Chemical Education Research; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Internet / Web-Based Learning; Learning Theories; Multimedia-Based Learning
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