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In the Classroom
A Companion Course in General Chemistry for Pre-Education Students
Teresa Larson and Catherine Hurt Middlecamp
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, WI 53706

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February 2003
Vol. 80 No. 2
p. 165

Abstract
At the University of Wisconsin—Madison, education majors are required to take a laboratory science course. In the past decade, however, relatively few students selected chemistry to fulfill this requirement. In an attempt to change this trend, we designed a one-credit companion course that is paired with the five-credit general chemistry course taken by pre-education students. Over the course of a semester, students design chemistry-based activities for classroom use, and become familiar with quality science materials available to teachers. In addition, good teaching ideas and practices are modeled. Overall, it is hoped that those who participate in the course will strengthen their commitment to becoming teachers.
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*  Citation
Larson, Teresa; Middlecamp, Catherine Hurt. J. Chem. Educ. 2003 80 165.
*  Keywords
Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; General Chemistry; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
*  History
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January 6, 2003
February 28, 2005
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