Standing on the shoulders of a giant: J. Dudley Herron, Jean Piaget, and beyond

CHED 226

Stacey Lowery Bretz, bretzsl@muohio.edu, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, 369 Hughes Laboratory, Oxford, OH 45056
In 1975, the Journal of Chemical Education published a paper written by J. Dudley Herron entitled “Piaget for Chemists: Explaining what ‘good' students cannot understand.” This introduction of cognitive psychology into the examination of how students learn chemistry signaled a quantum leap forward for the field of chemistry education research. This presentation will reflect upon the role of learning theory in advancing chemistry education research and our collective debt to Dudley for his insights.
 

ACS Award for Achievement in Research for the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry: Symposium in Honor of J. Dudley Herron
8:30 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, March 26, 2007 McCormick Place North -- Room N230A, Level 2, Oral

Division of Chemical Education

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