JCE Online Journal of Chemical Education
 | Subscriptions  | Software Orders  | Support  | Contributors  | Advertisers  | 

JCE Print
   Current Issue
 Previous Issues
 Supplements
 Search JCE Index

JCE Digital Library
   DigiDemos
 QBank
 SymMath
 WebWare

JCE Software
   Latest Releases
 Software & Video
 Downloads
 Support

Only@JCE Online
   JCE Online Store
 JCE HS CLIC
 JCE Discussion Forums
   Biographical Snapshots
 ChemEd Resource Shelf
 Featured Molecules
 Hal's Picks
 Project Chemlab
 Reviewed WWW Sites
 "Web-Ed" Articles

About JCE
   Features
 Publications
 Operations
 Outreach
 Contact Us


  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2001  > December  >
Chemical Education Today
NSF Highlights
Divergence of Faculty Perceptions of General Chemistry and Problem Solving Skills
Thomas Holme
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413
Cover
December 2001
Vol. 78 No. 12
p. 1578
Abstract
General Chemistry, as it is taught in most colleges and universities in North America, is a service course. The primary direction for improvements in this course inevitably must arise from the chemists who teach it. One might sensibly argue, however, that defining appropriate parameters for input from the faculty whose majors take the course should be an important component of reform efforts. The importance of investigating the differences in perception between Engineering faculty members and Chemistry faculty members is described in this paper by noting the nature of problem solving in General Chemistry. A small study reported here appears to reveal that in some ways the view of problem solving is significantly different between chemistry faculty and our clients (the engineers). Noting these differences can help direct the development of materials and teaching strategies that will enhance learning for a significant constituency of the general chemistry course, pre-engineering students.
More Information
*  Citation
 Holme, Thomas. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1578.
*  Keywords
 CER Problem Solving; Chemical Engineering; Curriculum; General Chemistry
*  History
 Created:
Last Updated:		 November 2, 2001
August 31, 2005
<< Previous Article Table of Contents Next Article >>
  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 2001 > December > Page 1578


Subscriptions
 Subscription Info
 Order Forms

JCE HS CLIC

Our Secondary School editors work hard to distill all the JCE materials to produce a fraction of particular interest to high school teachers. We call it CLIC.
 JCE HS CLIC

Contributions Welcome
JCE welcomes your submission
 Contributors' Corner

Advertisers
In recent years we have worked hard to better match our advertisers with our readers. When shopping for chemistry education materials, visit our advertisers' WWW sites first.
 Recent Advertisers

Be An Ambassador
Take JCE along on your outreach missions. Copies of the Journal, guest access to JCE Online, our publications catalog, and more are available for your participants.
 Outreach with JCE

Comments to
jceonline@chem.wisc.edu		 Copyright © Division of Chemical Education, Inc., American Chemical Society.
All rights reserved.