Sputnik to smartphones : a half-century of chemistry education /
Mary Virginia Orna, editor, The College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, New York ; sponsored by the ACS Division of the History of Chemistry.
- ix, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- ACS symposium series ; 1208 .
- ACS symposium series ; 1208. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction: The Evolution and Practice of Chemical Education / Getting It Right: A Paradigm for the Education of Chemists / New Models for Teacher Preparation and Enhancement / Access and Diversity: Role of the Two-Year College / College Chemistry for Nonscientists / What Can the Learning Sciences Tell Us about Learning Chemistry? / Enhancing and Assessing Conceptual Understanding / Visualization: The Key to Understanding Chemistry Concepts / Teaching Electrolysis with Guided Inquiry / Impact of Technology on Chemistry Instruction / Laboratory Instruction: Less Verification-More Discovery / Evolution of Undergraduate Research as a Critical Component in the Education of Chemists / Standards and Expectations / Are Content Tests All the Assessment We Need? / ACS's Role in Improving Chemistry Education -- Synergism among Governance, Chemistry Teachers, and Staff / Developments in Chemical Education: Influences, Successes, and Disappointments in Curriculum Adaptations by Other Countries / Challenges for the Next Generation / Editor's Biography -- Indexes -- Author Index. Mary Virginia Orna -- Jerry A. Bell -- Barbara Pressey Sitzman -- Amina Khalifa El-Ashmawy -- A. Truman Schwartz -- Melanie M. Cooper -- Diane M. Bunce -- R. M. Kelly -- Thomas J. Greenbowe -- Robert A. Pribush -- Lucy P. Eubanks -- Allie C. Larkin -- Patricia J. Smith -- Jeffrey Raker -- Martha K. Lester -- Henry W. Heikkinen -- I. Dwaine Eubanks -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
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