CHED 522 |
| Meaningfully learning in chemistry is proportional to how safe students feel in making mistakes in front of their professor and peers. A tool used in an active learning environment (LE) is the ability to ask questions and obtain answers from students. Methods to obtain these data in the POGIL LE ranges from oral feedback from student presenters, written feedback from the small group, to direct questioning by the professors. University professors have been trained and many prefer to assess students using direct oral questions. However, until the LE becomes safe, this “personal form” of assessment can be counterproductive. The audience response “clicker system” should create a safer LE earlier in the semester, independent of personalities. Data from Student Assessment of Learning Goals (SALG), Chemistry Self-Concept Inventory (CSCI), and faculty surveys will be used to evaluate if the clickers help to create a safer chemistry learning environment.
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Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)
1:00 PM-4:25 PM, Thursday, August 23, 2007 Seaport -- Plaza B, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |