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| Agnes Scott College is a highly diverse, liberal-arts college for women located in metropolitan Atlanta. The ~1000-member student body represents 41 states, Washington, D.C., the U.S. Virgin Islands and 26 countries with a third of the students ethnically diverse. Approximately twenty-five percent of students arrive on campus with the intention of majoring in math and the physical sciences; however the attrition rates in these disciplines are especially high for minority and first-generation college students. This presentation will focus on presenting strategies for helping students to succeed in these courses. These strategies include (1) a pilot program designed to support incoming students, (2) an expanded Learning Resource Center for Mathematics and Science, and (3) use of an active-learning pedagogy, namely POGIL (Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning), in general chemistry. Each of these interventions addresses specific student needs, but all work toward building a successful and viable learning community. |
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POGIL: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning
8:30 AM-11:45 AM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Hilton New Orleans Riverside -- Magnolia, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |