Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: multiple applications of the chemistry competence test for diagnostic and prediction purposes
Preparedness for tertiary chemistry: multiple applications of the chemistry competence test for diagnostic and prediction purposes
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三级化学的准备：化学能力测试的多种应用，用于诊断和预测目的
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2011
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B. Davidowitz
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M. Potgieter;B. Davidowitz
1994年民主制度建立后，南非学校系统进行了广泛的课程改革，促使了化学能力测试的发展。作为化学家，我们担心中学和大学之间可能缺乏衔接，因为我们预计课程的变化会对未来学生的知识基础和技能发展产生影响。一项诊断测试最初是为了记录南非大学首次入学学生的熟练程度而开发的，现已证明是一种多种用途的多功能工具。除了在系统变化期间监测三级化学的准备水平外，它还被用来评价机构安置政策，确定具体的概念问题和程序缺陷，并衡量大学第一年课程的概念收益。此外，还展示了该方法在基于认知和非认知变量的一年级化学失败风险预测中的应用。所有这些发现都是宝贵的资源，可以告知那些关注最小化二级化学和三级化学之间概念差距的讲师。
The development of the Chemistry Competence Test was prompted by the extensive curriculum changes in the South African school system after democracy was established in 1994. As chemists, we were concerned that there might be a lack of articulation between secondary and tertiary levels, since we anticipated that curriculum changes would have an impact on the knowledge base and skills development of prospective students. A diagnostic test developed initially to document proficiencies of first-time entering students to South African universities has proved to be a versatile instrument for multiple uses. Apart from monitoring levels of preparedness for tertiary chemistry during a period of systemic change, it has also been used to evaluate institutional placement policies, to identify specific conceptual problems and procedural deficiencies, and to measure conceptual gains over the course of the first year at university. In addition, its application for the prediction of risk of failure in first-year chemistry based on cognitive and non-cognitive variables was demonstrated. All these findings are valuable resources to inform lecturers who are concerned about minimizing the conceptual gap between secondary and tertiary chemistry.