High School Chemistry Content Background of Introductory College Chemistry Students and Its Association with College Chemistry Grades

Autor/inn/en	Tai, Robert H.; Ward, R. Bruce; Sadler, Philip M.
Titel	High School Chemistry Content Background of Introductory College Chemistry Students and Its Association with College Chemistry Grades
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 83 (2006) 11, S.1703-1711 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
Schlagwörter	High Schools; College Science; Chemistry; Calculus; Student Surveys; Science Instruction; Undergraduate Students; Stoichiometry; Mathematics Education; Introductory Courses; Regression (Statistics); United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Chemie; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Schülerbefragung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Stöchiometrie; Mathematische Bildung; Einführungskurs; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; USA
Abstract	Do students who focus on some content areas in high school chemistry have an advantage over others in college chemistry? Published research on high school preparation for college science dates back as far as the 1920s, but results have been mixed. This manuscript seeks to answer this question through the use of a broad-based survey of 3521 introductory college chemistry students. This study provides descriptive analyses showing the distribution of high school content experiences reported by college chemistry students from 31 four-year colleges and universities in the United States. The results indicate that stoichiometry rises above seven other topic areas studied in high school as most strongly predictive of college chemistry success. In addition, three mathematics background predictors, including calculus background, were found to be highly significant. (Contains 5 figures, 5 tables, and 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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