Planning Support for the College General Chemistry Task Force

美国化学会化学教育部 成立专责小组，研究普通化学课程 在1989年的秋天。 它作为一个机构举行了四次会议， 公开会议，并在1991年ACS提出了一个全天的研讨会 会议 国际和平与安全基金会支助了工作队成员的四次讲座， 修订了研讨会的一部分普通化学， 支助了1991年8月工作队的一个为期两天的讲习班。 作为 作为研讨会的结果，工作队任命了三名新的 小组，并扩大其成员，包括一个更充分的 研究界的代表。 一个亚组是 明确负责建议行政重组 工作队的组成及其与纪律部队的关系 社区 其他小组的重点是：研究创新， 全国普通化学;建设普通化学 以零为基础的课程;以实验室为基础的课程 模块/核心方法;以及从概念上从 化学的重要应用。 在一九九二至九三年度， 工作队将继续努力， 国家改革的途径、人员和组织 普通化学教学 它还将继续计划 寻求专责小组大力支持的建议， 普通化学教学的大规模变化。

The Division of Chemical Education of the American Chemical Society established a Task Force to study the General Chemistry curriculum in the Fall of 1989. It has met four times as a body, held two public sessions, and presented a full-day symposium at the 1991 ACS meeting. FIPSE supported four lectures by Task Force members on revising general chemistry that were part of the symposium, and NSF supported a two-day workshop of the Task Force in August 1991. As a result of the workshop, the Task Force has appointed three new subgroups and expanded its membership to include a fuller representation of the research community. One subgroup is explicitly charged with recommending administrative reorganization of the Task Force and its relationship to the disciplinary community. Other subgroups focus on: studying innovations in general chemistry across the country; building general chemistry curriculum form a base of zero; a laboratory-based curriculum; a modular/core approach; and a curriculum drawn conceptually from important applications of chemistry. During the 1992-93 period the Task Force will continue its efforts to recognize the key elements, approaches, personnel, and organization of national reform of general chemistry instruction. It will also continue to plan proposals seeking major support of the Task Force to initiate large-scale changes in general chemistry instruction.