CHED 404 |
| The Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) Program at UTEP has increased the C-or-better pass rate in general chemistry by 21% since its inception in fall 2000. The Chemistry PLTL Program has a significant number of international peer leaders. Learning science in a foreign country has had a positive effect on developing a personal style of PLTL. The “Old-School” rudimentary techniques and lack of advanced technology in my home country of Mexico influenced my instruction; for example, I teach my students to come up with their own problems instead of relying on already-worked examples to reinforce what has been learned. Students in Mexico have more practice solving problems while students here let the computers do much of the work. I believe that students should create their own problems as a self-question-solve approach to develop critical thinking. The examination scores of students in my workshops have a higher average than the class average. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Chemical Education
11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |