POWRE: Interactive Technologies for Chemistry Websites: Educational Materials for Organic Chemistry (EMOC)

9752985该项目将产生一套高质量的有机化学互动学习工具。它有三个主要组成部分：为经贸委网站设计和编写互动材料，开发便利替代评估方法的工具，以及在经贸委网站上提供现有材料和未来材料时对其进行评估。这些材料是使用超文本标记语言(HTML)编写的，其互动性由以Perl脚本语言编写的通用网关接口(CGI)脚本提供。将使用Perl的OraPerl插件为Oracle数据库服务器开发数据库接口工具。这种技术组合提供了灵活性，同时通过常用的软件接口为目标受众提供服务。评估将是高度互动的，包括自由回答的学生调查以及个人访谈和焦点小组会议。学生对互动技术的态度和材料的学习影响将被调查。交互式数据库工具的开发消除了与大型入门本科课程真实的、以过程为导向的评估相关的‘簿记’。该项目促进了涉及大量学生的本科生有机化学课程学习环境的开发。

9752985 This project will result in a set of high-quality, interactive learning tools for organic chemistry. It has three main components: the designing and writing interactive materials for the EMOC website, developing tools for facilitating alternative methods of assessment, and evaluating existing and future materials as they become available on the EMOC website. The materials are being developed using hypertext markup language (HTML) with interactivity provided by common gateway interface (CGI) scripts written in the Perl scripting language. Database interface tools will be developed for the Oracle Database Server using the OraPerl add-on's to Perl. This combination of technologies provides flexibility while serving the intended audience through commonly available software interfaces. Evaluation will be highly interactive and consist of free- response student surveys as well as individual interviews and focus group meetings. Student attitude towards both the interactive technologies and the learning impact of the materials will be surveyed. The development of interactive database tools removes the 'bookkeeping' related with authentic, process-oriented assessment of large introductory undergraduate courses. This project advanced the development of learning environments for undergraduate organic chemistry courses involving large numbers of students.