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ERIC Number: EJ749898
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Nov
Pages: 2
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Introductory Chemistry Needs A Revolution. ACS and IUPAC and AAAS and ICUC Should Lead It
Hawkes, Stephen J.
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n11 p1615-1616 Nov 2005
The standard curriculum for introductory chemistry does not reflect the needs of students, is enforced by custom and untenured teachers who deviate from it endanger prospects for tenure. Hence, revision of the introductory curriculum should involve research into actual needs and interests of students and should reflect what modern workers conceive to be truth.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Introductory Courses, Curriculum Development, Science Education, Student Needs, Student Interests
Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society. Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Tel: 800-691-9846; Tel: 856-931-5825; Fax: 856-931-4115; e-mail: jchemed@egpp.com; Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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