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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2002  > May  >
In the Classroom
Chemistry ConcepTests: Considerations for Small Class Size
Todd Wimpfheimer
Department of Chemistry and Physics, Salem State College, Salem, MA 01970
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May 2002
Vol. 79 No. 5
p. 592
Abstract
Implementation of student active-learning methods (SAL), such as ConcepTests, appears to be on the rise in the college classroom. Most instructors have used ConcepTests in larger classes (100-300 students) as a way to engage the students and elicit feedback. This paper reports on some of the special considerations that were necessary when ConcepTests were used in a smaller-sized class (15 students). It was determined that the use of ConcepTests was a great way to actively engage students, despite the small class size. Not only were the usual benefits of student active learning obtained, there were other advantages that arose as a result of the more intimate class size.
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*  Citation
 Wimpfheimer, Todd. J. Chem. Educ. 2002 79 592.
*  Keywords
 CER Learning Theories; CER Student-Centered Learning; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Teaching / Learning Aids
*  History
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Last Updated:		 April 1, 2002
March 16, 2005
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