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.

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.

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.