Undergraduate chemistry education : a workshop summary / Keegan Sawyer and Joe Alper, rapporteurs chemical sciences roundtable board on chemical sciences and technology : division on earth and life studies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sawyer, Keegan, author.

Contributor:

Sawyer, Keegan, speaker.

Alper, Joe, speaker.

National Research Council (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)--Research--United States.

Chemistry.

Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--Evaluation.

Educational change--United States.

Educational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (68 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Undergraduate Chemistry Education is the summary of a workshop convened in May 2013 by the Chemical Science Roundtable of the National Research Council to explore the current state of undergraduate chemistry education. Research and innovation in undergraduate chemistry education has been done for many years, and one goal of this workshop was to assist in the transfer of lessons learned from the education research community to faculty members whose expertise lies in the field of chemistry rather than in education. Through formal presentations and panel discussions, participants from academia, industry, and funding organizations explored drivers of change in science, technology, engineering and mathematics education; innovations in chemistry education; and challenges and opportunities in chemistry education reform. Undergraduate Chemistry Education discusses large-scale innovations that are transferable, widely applicable, and/or proven successful, with specific consideration of drivers and metrics of change, barriers to implementation of changes, and examples of innovation in the classroom."-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Acronyms""; ""1 Introduction and Overview""; ""2 Drivers and Metrics""; ""3 Innovations and Barriers""; ""4 Industry Perspectives""; ""5 Final Thoughts and Discussion""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda""; ""Appendix C: Biographical Information""; ""Appendix D: Workshop Attendees""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 5, 2014).

ISBN:

0-309-29589-0

0-309-29587-4

OCLC:

923289742