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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2000  > November  >
In the Classroom
To the Front of the Class
Dale E. Wheeler
Department of Chemistry, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608
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November 2000
Vol. 77 No. 11
p. 1440
Abstract
I have incorporated a teaching method that brings every student in my class to the front row of the classroom. Before each class begins, a previously unannounced list of students' names is written on the blackboard and these students are requested to sit in the front row. Sitting in the front row encourages them to become more focused on the discussion, to ask more questions, and to feel as if they are a contributing part of the classroom learning community. Students from the back of the room asked questions more frequently after spending a class period in the front row. The complexity of the questions asked revealed that these students were indeed paying attention to the discussion. Overall, 78% of the students felt that this method improved the classroom experience and provided a positive experience.
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*  Citation
 Wheeler, Dale E. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 1440.
*  Keywords
 General Chemistry; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice; Teaching / Learning Aids; Introductory / High School Chemistry
*  History
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Last Updated:		 October 6, 2000
April 15, 2005
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