"Overall, this is not a book that requires reading from cover tocover; rather, it can be 'dipped into' for inspiration whendeveloping new resources to capture the imagination of ourchemistry students." (Education in Chemistry , 1 March 2011)
Making Chemistry Relevant
Strategies for Including All Students in a Learner-Sensitive Classroom Environment
herausgegeben von Sharmistha Basu-DuttUnique new approaches for making chemistry accessible to diversestudents
Students' interest and achievement in academics improvedramatically when they make connections between what they arelearning and the potential uses of that knowledge i n the workplaceand/or in the world at large. Making Chemistry Relevantpresents a unique collection of strategies that have been usedsuccessfully in chemistry classrooms to create a learner-sensitiveenvironment that enhances academic achievement and socialcompetence of students.
Rejecting rote memorization, the book proposes a cognitiveconstructivist philosophy that casts the teacher as a facilitatorhelping students to construct solutions to problems. Written bychemistry professors and research groups from a wide variety ofcolleges and universities, the book offers a number of creativeways to make chemistry relevant to the student, including:
* Teaching science in the context of major life issues and STEMprofessions
* Relating chemistry to current events such as global warming, pollution, and terrorism
* Integrating science research into the undergraduate laboratorycurriculum
* Enriching the learning experience for students with a variety oflearning styles as well as accommodating the visually challengedstudents
* Using media, hypermedia, games, and puzzles in the teaching ofchemistry
Both novice and experienced faculty alike will find valuableideas ready to be applied and adapted to enhance the learningexperience of all their students.
Students' interest and achievement in academics improvedramatically when they make connections between what they arelearning and the potential uses of that knowledge i n the workplaceand/or in the world at large. Making Chemistry Relevantpresents a unique collection of strategies that have been usedsuccessfully in chemistry classrooms to create a learner-sensitiveenvironment that enhances academic achievement and socialcompetence of students.
Rejecting rote memorization, the book proposes a cognitiveconstructivist philosophy that casts the teacher as a facilitatorhelping students to construct solutions to problems. Written bychemistry professors and research groups from a wide variety ofcolleges and universities, the book offers a number of creativeways to make chemistry relevant to the student, including:
* Teaching science in the context of major life issues and STEMprofessions
* Relating chemistry to current events such as global warming, pollution, and terrorism
* Integrating science research into the undergraduate laboratorycurriculum
* Enriching the learning experience for students with a variety oflearning styles as well as accommodating the visually challengedstudents
* Using media, hypermedia, games, and puzzles in the teaching ofchemistry
Both novice and experienced faculty alike will find valuableideas ready to be applied and adapted to enhance the learningexperience of all their students.
