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Enhancing retention in introductory chemistry courses [electronic resource] : teaching practices and assessments / Supaporn Kradtap Hartwell, editor ; Tanya Gupta, editor

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Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, [2019]
Physical Description
viii, 213 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Kradtap Hartwell, Supaporn, Gupta, Tanya (Chemistry professor), and American Chemical Society. Division of Chemical Education
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Contents
Student-centered teaching practices and assessments to enhance retention : an introduction -- Strategies, techniques and impact of transitional preparatory courses for at-risk students in general chemistry -- Implementing metacognitive writing in a large enrollment gateway chemistry class -- Improving first-semester general chemistry student success through retrieval practice -- Scaffolding underprepared students' learning in general chemistry I : approach and assessment -- Adaptive learning technology in general chemistry : does it support student success? -- Introducing components of specifications grading to a general chemistry I course -- Preventing mole concepts and stoichiometry from becoming "gatekeepers" in first year chemistry courses -- Adaptation and assessment of a gradual release of responsibility model for a large-enrollment general chemistry course -- Reflection activities in general chemistry laboratories : an active learning strategy to connect laboratories with lectures -- Changing instructor attitudes and behaviors to support student learning and retention -- Strategies to prevent cognitive overload : a team-based approach to improving student success and persistence in a gateway introductory chemistry course.
Summary
"This book is about Enhancing Retention in Introductory Chemistry Courses: Teaching Practices and Assessments"--
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9780841235298 (hardcover)
9780841235113 (ebook other)
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"Sponsored by the ACS Division of Chemical Education."
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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