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Peer reviewedWagner, Eugene P.; DiBiase, Warren J. – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2001
Describes Operation CHEM1251, an on-going project designed to implement a standards-based approach to instruction in the general chemistry curriculum at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Results indicate that this is the first time in five years that any day-time first semester general chemistry course section scored significantly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWagner, Eugene P.; Sasser, Howell; DiBiase, Warren J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2002
Develops a sensitive and specific pre-semester assessment for students enrolled in general chemistry for science majors that would identify students at risk for failing the course. The student pre-semester assessment (SPSA) predicted 40.8% of the students who went on to fail first-semester general chemistry. It was a better predictor of at-risk…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Chemistry, Educational Diagnosis
