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Research: Science and Education
Student Active Learning Methods in Physical Chemistry
Robert J. Hinde and Jeffrey Kovac
Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1600
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January 2001
Vol. 78 No. 1
p. 93
Abstract
We describe two strategies for implementing active learning in physical chemistry. One involves supplementing a traditional lecture course with heavily computer-based active-learning exercises carried out by cooperative groups in a department computer lab. The other uses cooperative learning almost exclusively, supplemented by occasional mini-lectures. Both approaches seemed to result in better student learning and a more positive attitude toward the subject. On the basis of our respective experiences using active learning techniques, we discuss some of the strengths of these techniques and some of the challenges we encountered using the active-learning approach in teaching physical chemistry.
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*  Citation
 Hinde, Robert J.; Kovac, Jeffrey D. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 93.
*  Keywords
 Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; CER Student-Centered Learning; Physical Chemistry; Computer Assisted Instruction
*  History
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Last Updated:		 November 30, 2000
August 31, 2005
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