How prepared do students feel for college chemistry? And how accurate are their perceptions?

September 26, 2021 Emily Kerr

How prepared do students feel for college chemistry? And how accurate are their perceptions?

Students often underestimate or overestimate their preparedness for General Chemistry at the beginning of the semester. Tertiary professors view students as less prepared than high school teachers.

May 25, 2021 Emily Kerr

Students Perception of Peer and Professor Mindset Impacts Attitudes In Engineering Classes

Students mindsets, as well as those they think are held by their peers or professors, have an impact on their success in engineering courses.

December 17, 2020 Emily Kerr

Interventions Encouraging Students to Draw and Reason Regarding Intermolecular Forces Improve Ability to Predict Relative Boiling Points From Lewis Structures

Interventions encouraging students to reason through and use supporting evidence to predict boiling point trends improves student understanding

November 4, 2020 Emily Kerr

Metacognitive Training May Improve General Chemistry Student’s Study Strategies

A metacognitive intervention teaching General Chemistry students effective study skills led to students identify effective practices and may have improved performance in the course.

June 24, 2020 Emily Kerr

POGIL Teaching Strategy Improves Student Performance in Large Introductory Chemistry Class

POGIL teaching strategies, where students work in groups to construct there own understanding of material from open ended questions, was shown to improve student performance in introductory chemistry courses.