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ERIC Number: EJ1028491
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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A Historical Analysis of the Curriculum of Organic Chemistry Using ACS Exams as Artifacts
Raker, Jeffrey R.; Holme, Thomas A.
Journal of Chemical Education, v90 n11 p1437-1442 Nov 2013
Standardized examinations, such as those developed and disseminated by the ACS Examinations Institute, are artifacts of the teaching of a course and over time may provide a historical perspective on how curricula have changed and evolved. This study investigated changes in organic chemistry curricula across a 60-year period by evaluating 18 ACS Organic Chemistry Exams through the lenses of problem-type, visualization use, content covered, and percentile rankings. For all lenses, the early 1970s emerged as a focal point for change and stabilization of the organic chemistry curricula.
Division of Chemical Education, Inc and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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