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Research: Science and Education
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Chemical Education Research
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Predictors of Nursing Students' Performance in a One-Semester Organic and Biochemistry Course
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Robert J. Van Lanen
Department of Science, Saint Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60655
Nancy M. Lockie
School of Nursing, Saint Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60655
Thomas McGannon
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Saint Xavier University, 3700 W. 103rd Street, Chicago, IL 60655
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June 2000
Vol. 77 No. 6
p. 767
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In an effort to empower nursing students to successfully persist in chemistry, predictors of success for undergraduate nursing students enrolled in a one-semester organic and biochemistry course were identified. The sample consisted of 308 undergraduate nursing students enrolled in Chemistry 108 (Principles of Organic and Biochemistry) during a period of seven semesters. In this study, Supplemental Instruction (SI) is a nonremedial academic support program offered for Chemistry 108 students. Placement tests in Mathematics, Reading, and English are required of all entering students. The English Placement Test assesses proficiency in analytical reading and writing; the Nelson Denny Reading Test (Form E) assesses the student's understanding of written vocabulary and the mastery of reading comprehension, and the Mathematics Placement Test measures the student's mastery of arithmetic and algebraic calculations. Both demographic and academic variables were examined. For the entire sample, five predictor variables were identified: Mathematics Placement Test score, Chemistry 107 grade (a prerequisite), total number of SI sessions attended, Nelson Denny Reading Test (Form E) score, and age. Predictors for various subpopulations of the sample were also identified. Predictors for students of traditional age were Mathematics Placement Test score, total number of SI sessions attended, and Chemistry 107 grade. The best predictors for continuing education students were Chemistry 107 grade and Nelson Denny Test score.
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Van Lanen, Robert J; Lockie, Nancy M.; McGannon, Thomas. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 767.
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Biochemistry; Chemical Education Research; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Nonmajor Courses; Organic Chemistry; supplemental instruction*
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April 25, 2000
April 15, 2005
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