Preparation for College General Chemistry: More than Just a Matter of Content Knowledge Acquisition

Autor/inn/en	Cracolice, Mark S.; Busby, Brittany D.
Titel	Preparation for College General Chemistry: More than Just a Matter of Content Knowledge Acquisition
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 92 (2015) 11, S.1790-1797 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.5b00146
Schlagwörter	College Preparation; College Science; Chemistry; Prior Learning; Science Activities; Science Tests; Constructivism (Learning); Learning Theories; Secondary School Science; Undergraduate Students; Pretests Posttests; Scientific Concepts; Knowledge Level; Scientific Literacy; Intelligence Tests; Scientific Attitudes; Multiple Regression Analysis; Science Achievement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Chemie; Vorkenntnisse; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Wissensbasis; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest
Abstract	This study investigates the potential of five factors that may be predictive of success in college general chemistry courses: prior knowledge of common alternate conceptions, intelligence, scientific reasoning ability, proportional reasoning ability, and attitude toward chemistry. We found that both prior knowledge and scientific reasoning ability were significantly correlated with students' performance on the American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Education Examinations Institute First Term General Chemistry Examination. Given that scientific reasoning ability was significantly correlated with final exam performance and that its impact is not broadly known in the chemistry teaching community, we then discuss the implications for facilitating the development of reasoning ability in college preparatory high school chemistry courses and college preparatory chemistry courses. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01