On-line data collection and database development for survey research in chemistry education

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Jacob Mathew, mathewjm@muohio.edu, Nathaniel P. Grove, grovenp@muohio.edu, and Stacey Lowery Bretz, bretzsl@muohio.edu. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, 160 Hughes Hall, 701 East High Street, Oxford, OH 45056
The use of surveys in chemistry education research is widespread as such versatile instruments allow researchers to quickly gather large amounts of data regarding many aspects about teaching and learning chemistry. When used on a large scale, however, data entry into a program such as Excel or SPSS can be time consuming and prone to input errors. The current work describes the development of an interactive website and an online database to automate both the data collection and data analysis for users across multiple institutions. Results of these efforts will be presented regarding the use of CHEMX, an instrument developed to measure stduents' cognitive expectations with regard to learning chemistry.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Chemical Education
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 Hyatt Regency Chicago -- Riverside Center, Poster

Division of Chemical Education

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007