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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2008  > July  >
In the Classroom
A Model for Incorporating Research into the First-Year Chemistry Curriculum
James R. Ford, Caryn Prudenté, and Thomas A. Newton
Department of Chemistry, University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME 04104-9300
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July 2008
Vol. 85 No. 7
p. 929
Abstract
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a research-based program of laboratory instruction for first-year chemistry students is described. The new approach engages students in interdisciplinary, chemistry-centered research projects during the second semester of their general chemistry course.
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Ford, James R.; Prudenté, Caryn; Newton, Thomas A. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 929.
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Keywords
Analytical Chemistry; Applications of Chemistry; Constructivism; Curriculum; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Learning; Interdisciplinary / Multidisciplinary; Laboratory Instruction; Student-Centered Learning; Undergraduate Research
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