ConcepTests using an electronic response system in general chemistry courses

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William J Donovan, wdonovan@uakron.edu, Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Knight Chemical Laboratory, Akron, OH 44325-3601
This paper reports the findings of a study of student and instructor attitudes and student improvement in conceptual understanding using ConcepTests with an electronic response system in lecture courses. Students and instructors valued the feedback and interaction that the response system afforded. For a majority of the chemistry topics studied, student understanding improved between the ConcepTest and corresponding exam question, suggesting that the student and faculty statements that the ConcepTests helped improve understanding of the chemistry concepts.
 

Research in Chemical Education
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The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007