Use of Guided Inquiry with Incorporation of Tablet PCs into the Preparatory Chemistry Classroom to Promote Student Learning

化学(12)。该项目正在为两门预备课程改编现有的指导性探究材料：一门是普通化学预科，另一门是辅助健康化学。这些指导性探究课程的所有工作都是在平板电脑上完成的，以电子方式提交给讲师，并使用名为快速评分的电子评分程序进行评估。该计划允许讲师在每节课后快速对每个学生小组进行评分并提供反馈。该项目的智力价值在于将Tablet PC和FastGate落实到指导性探究预科化学课程中，并示范了至少80名学生可以在班级中使用指导性探究。评分标准正在建立中，可以转到其他课程。形成性评价促进了材料的修改和快速年级界面的改进。该项目还通过跟踪这些课程的预科班级的后续入学人数，比较了通过引导式探究教学的学生和使用传统授课方法授课的学生的成功程度。该项目的更广泛影响包括将这些预备化学课程转变为基于平板电脑的指导性探究，以及其他课程：联合健康化学、普通化学、有机化学、分析化学和食品化学。使用Tablet PC的教职员工正在参加一个指导性询问工作坊和一个关于Tablet PC使用的研讨会。校园内外都在跟踪快速年级计划的采用情况，以确定该计划对教育界的影响。目前正在校园以及区域和国家会议上举办关于平板电脑的使用、指导式查询和快速评分的讲习班。

Chemistry (12). This project is adapting existing guided inquiry based materials for two preparatory courses: one preparatory to general chemistry and the other to allied health chemistry. All work in these guided inquiry courses is being done on Tablet PCs, submitted electronically to the instructors, and assessed using an electronic grading program called FastGrade. This program allows the instructors to grade and provide feedback to each of student groups quickly after each class period. The intellectual merit of this project is in the implementation of Tablet PCs and FastGrade into guided inquiry preparatory chemistry courses and a demonstration that guided inquiry can be used in classes of at least 80 students. Grading rubrics are being established and can transfer to other courses. Formative evaluation is promoting the revision of materials and improvements to the Fast Grade interface. The project is also comparing the success of students taught by guided inquiry with those taught by traditional lecture methods by tracking subsequent enrollments in classes for which these courses were preparatory. The broader impacts of this project include conversion of these preparatory chemistry courses to Tablet PC based guided inquiry as well as additional courses: Chemistry for Allied Health, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Food Chemistry. Faculty members in the department using the Tablet PCs are attending a guided inquiry workshop and a workshop on use of Tablet PCs. Adoption of the FastGrade program is being tracked, both on campus and beyond to determine the impact this program has on the educational community. Workshops on the use of Tablet PCs, guided inquiry and FastGrade are being held on campus and at regional and national meetings.