Part of the Prentice Hall Series in Educational Innovation for Chemistry, this unique book is a collection of information, examples, and references on learning theory, teaching methods, and pedagogical issues related to teaching chemistry to college students. In the last several years there has been considerable activity and research in chemical education, and the materials in this book integrate the latest developments in chemistry. Each chapter is written by a chemist who has some expertise in the specific technique discussed, has done some research on the technique, and has applied the technique in a chemistry course.
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CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction to Chemists' Guide to Effective Teaching
J. Dudley Herron
Chapter 2 How Students Learn: Knowledge Construction in College Chemistry Courses
Mark S. Cracolice
Chapter 3 All Students are Not Created Equal: Learning Styles in the Chemistry Classroom
Stacey Lowery Bretz
Chapter 4 Inquiry and the Learning Cycle Approach
Michael R. Abraham
Chapter 5 Relevance and Learning Theories
Donald J. Wink
Chapter 6 Models and Modeling
George M. Bodner
Chapter 7 Enhancing Students' Conceptual Understanding of Chemistry
Dorothy Gabel
Chapter 8 The Role of Analogies in Chemistry Teaching
MaryKay Orgill and George Bodner
Chapter 9 Solving Word Problems in Chemistry
Diane M. Bunce
Chapter 10 An Introduction to Small-Group Learning
Melanie M. Cooper
Chapter 11 Using Concept Maps to Figure Out What Your Students Are Really Learning
Mary B. Nakhleh
Chapter 12 Introduction to Science Writing Heuristic
Thomas J. Greenbowe and Brian Hand
Chapter 13 Team Learning
Pratibha Varma-Nelson & Brian P. Coppola
Chapter 14 Electronic Data Collection & the Laboratory
Norbert J. Pienta & John R. Amend
Chapter 15 Wireless Inside and Outside the Classroom
Jimmy Reeves & Charles R. Ward
Chapter 16 Using Multimedia to Visualize the Molecular World
Roy Tasker
