YCC 18 |
| Assessment plays a vital role in the success of any teacher in any classroom. As a discipline, chemistry is in an unusual position because it has maintained a national assessment effort for over 70 years. The ACS Examinations Institute, part of the Division of Chemical Education, produces nationally normed exams in every sub-discipline. Many new instructors find the use of ACS Exams helpful in two ways. The exams themselves are constructed by committees of professors who teach the course for which they are designed, so they represent a consensus for content coverage. New instructors find this content coverage a useful, not prescriptive, guide. The second advantage lies in the ability to compare student performance from your classroom with students in the same course around the country. In addition, new exams provide specific research oriented information in terms of algorithmic versus conceptual knowledge in general chemistry, so they represent particularly useful tools for action research for faculty whose teaching takes place in Gen Chem. This talk will also present on the utility of serving as a volunteer for ACS Exams in terms of professional development for faculty members. |
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Chemistry Pedagogy 101
1:30 PM-3:20 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency McCormick -- 24 A/B, Oral
Younger Chemists Committee |