CHED 1795 |
| The "research experiences to enhance learning" (Reel) initiative has been designed to introduce realistic laboratory experiences to first and second year university chemistry students. This project, funded by the Chemistry Division of the NSF, seeks to develop and then imbed research based laboratory experiments in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum at 15 institutions throughout Ohio. A critical component of this project is the collection and analysis of data that can be used to better understand the students and curriculum which will be impacted by this effort. Furthermore, project data is also collected to monitor the reform effort and document changes in courses. We will present selected data collected to date. More specifically demographic and attitudinal data has been collected from nearly 1,000 students attending a range of courses at Reel institutions. Survey data include student responses to three valid and reliable assessment instruments (What Instructors Do; What Students Do; My Views About Science). Student responses to these instruments have been evaluated using a variety of techniques. One analysis technique has been to evaluate survey items at the item level and make comparison using a chi-squared test of significance. This has allowed comparisons to be made as a function of course type, module usage, gender, and students' post college goals. Patterns have emerged in terms of comparing responses as a function of these and other issues. Such analyses can be used to document baseline data, track initial differences among parti |
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Bringing Research to the Undergraduate Course Curriculum
8:00 AM-11:20 AM, Thursday, March 29, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N227B, Level 2, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |