Guided Inquiry Approaches in First Semester General Chemistry Lab

 

This is a UWL Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant led by Dr. Jamie Schneider (Chemistry).

 

Abstract: This proposal outlines the initial phase to developing new guided inquiry laboratory curriculum and assessment protocol for first semester General Chemistry at UW-L.   Recent programmatic review and student feedback indicates a need for change in this curriculum.  To match the entering skill levels of students, the new guided inquiry laboratory curriculum will focus on developing scientific formal reasoning skills as well as conceptual understanding of chemical concepts.  Assessment protocol will be developed using Chemistry Concept Test questions, initially developed at UW-Madison, and adaptations of Inside the Classroom Observation and Analytic Protocol published by Horizon Research, Inc. (2000).

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