DIY Particulate Models
Melissa Hemling | Mon, 03/09/2020 - 21:57
Particulate diagrams are all the rage in chemical education. Learn simple tricks to create your own!
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JCE ChemEd Xchange provides a place for sharing information and opinions. Currently, articles, blogs and reading lists from ChemEd X contributors are listed below. We plan to include other items that the community wishes to share through their contributions to ChemEd X.
A Multi-Colored Equilibrium Experiment
Tom Kuntzleman | Thu, 03/05/2020 - 18:35
Solutions of copper (II) dissolved in acetone are easy to prepare, and can display orange, yellow, green, and blue color depending upon conditions. Such solutions allow for a variety of demonstrations and experiments that illustrate principles of chemical equilibrium.
Using Student Misconceptions as a Guide for Writing Multiple-Choice Items for AP Chemistry
Michael Farabaugh | Tue, 03/03/2020 - 13:23
In this article, the author describes how he uses student misconceptions that are mentioned in the Chief Reader Report as a guide to help him design and write multiple-choice items for AP Chemistry.
Percent Composition, Molar Mass and Simple Gas Experiments
Chad Husting | Mon, 03/02/2020 - 09:08
By using a few simple microscale gas chemistry techniques, students can collect and analyze data quickly. These activities are sure to engage your students.
Hidden Messages in Chemistry Assessments
Hannah Sevian | Mon, 02/17/2020 - 17:14
The idea of a “curriculum emphasis” is that how we teach, including the ways that text books are written and how we write assessments, sends hidden messages to students about what the purposes of science are and are not, and what are the roles of teachers and students in learning science, and who should or should not be included in science.
SBG Hacks: Gradebook
Lauren Stewart | Mon, 02/17/2020 - 09:52
One of the hurdles that holds teachers back from implementing standards-based grading is the gradebook. Most schools use an electronic learning management system. Some of these platforms have added customizations to support recording learning targets rather than point values. Even with the upgrades, teachers can benefit from some 'hacks' to assist in recording student achievement.
What is Gamification in Education?
Josh Kenney | Sat, 02/15/2020 - 13:20
The notion is to increase student engagement and persistence by embedding game design elements in a course or lesson. It seems to work in other industries, but can game elements be successfully applied in educational contexts?
JCE 97.02 February 2020 Issue Highlights
Mary Saecker | Fri, 02/14/2020 - 11:03
Skills for Success
The February 2020 issue of the Journal of Chemical Education is now available online to subscribers. Topics featured in this issue include: dendritic growth; inspiring interest in science; writing to learn; group work; interlocking building blocks; medicinal chemistry; teaching organic chemistry; green chemistry; spectroscopy; polymer chemistry labs; teaching resources; from the archives: light-emitting diodes (LEDs).
Making Students Live in Their Discomfort
Ariel Serkin | Wed, 02/12/2020 - 10:30
Students’ preconceived notions about concepts may clash with the material that they are expected to learn. This cognitive dissonance creates discomfort for students.
An Invitation to Participate: The CHemistry Instrument Review and Assessment Library (CHIRAL)
Qi Cui | Mon, 02/10/2020 - 15:49
As part of an NSF-funded project, a team of researchers is working to build an assessment library. They are looking for feedback from the chemistry education community. Your input will help them design this valuable resource. Educators are invited to participate in a brief interview about how this tool can be most useful.