Impact-Instrument Modernization Program for the Advancement of Chemistry Teaching

从历史上看，从市中心高中毕业的少数族裔学生不懂电脑，很少接触科学仪器，对科学的兴趣也很少。该项目的目标是为个体学生创造一个成功的高科技化学学习环境，可以作为其他内城化学学生的榜样。本项目采购的设备包括14台Apple IIGS微机/Leap通用实验室接口系统。由于这些系统完全纳入具体的实验室研究，学生能够在整个化学课程中使用微型计算机。此外，当不与Leap接口一起使用时，这些计算机被学生用于计算、实验室模拟、编写最终实验室报告等。每学期，该系都会遇到在以下方面有缺陷的学生：决策、计算机知识、绘图、计算、写作（实验报告）、理解基本科学原理和分析数据。这个项目为市中心的学生提供了克服这些缺陷所需的机会和工具。该机构已为该项目提供了相当于国家科学基金会基金的金额。

Minority students graduating from Inner City high schools historically are computer illiterate, have little exposure to scientific instrumentation and generally very little interest in science. The objective of this project is to create a successful high tech chemistry learning environment for the individual student that can be used as a model for other inner city chemistry students. The equipment acquired by this project included 14 Apple IIGS microcomputer/Leap universal lab interface systems. Since theses systems are fully incorporated into specific laboratory studies, students are able to utilize microcomputers throughout their chemistry courses. In addition, these computers, when not used in conjunction with the Leap interface, are used by students for calculations, laboratory simulations, the writing of final laboratory reports, and the like. Each semester, the department encounters students with deficiencies in the following areas: Decision Making, Computer Literacy, Graphing, Computations, Writing (Lab Report), Understanding Basic Scientific Principles, and Analyzing Data. This project has provided inner city students with the opportunity and tools needed to overcome these deficiencies. The institution has contributed to the project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.