Systemic Change In The Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

小行星9450611 阿肯色州化学项目联盟希望与NSF资助的阿肯色州全州系统性倡议并行重组其化学项目，以改善科学教育，该倡议主要集中在K-12部门，但有13-16个扩展。 拟议的研究将分为三个部分：重新安排整个课程和课程中的具体课程;课堂教学的相应变化;实验室教学。 新的文本材料的生产将遵循这些创新。 公布课程变化及其实施的工具将是计算机和通信领域的最新进展。 我们将研究技术，如：远程学习使用交互式上行链路/下行链路系统;计算机建模和仿真;基于个人计算机的数据采集/分析系统的教学实验室;化学相关的计算和演练软件，视频和交互式CD-ROM。我们建议包括广泛的，主题元素在我们的BS和BSE计划，全州范围内，在化学和相关计划：生物学、工程学、康复前艺术-医学预科、牙科预科、兽医预科。这些在低年级课程中强调的共同主题，将在仔细研究现有和潜在的示范课程后选择。 特别强调的是，当代化学是作为一个更跨学科的企业进行比目前划分的化学课程将建议的主题。 ***

9450611 Chittenden The Arkansas Consortium of Chemistry Programs wishes to reorganize their chemistry programs in parallel with the NSF-funded Arkansas Statewide Systemic Initiative for the improvement of science education, an initiative focused principally in the K-12 sector but having 13-16 extensions. The proposed study will have three segments: the reorganization of the curriculum as a whole and of specific courses within the curriculum; attendant changes in the delivery of classroom instruction; and of laboratory instruction. The production of new textual materials will follow from these innovations. The vehicle for promulgating curricular changes and their delivery will be recent advances in computing and communications. We will study technologies such as: distance learning using interactive uplink/downlink systems; computer modelling and simulation; personal computer-based data acquisition/analysis systems for teaching laboratories; chemistry-related computational and drill software, video, and interactive CD-ROM. We propose to include broad, thematic elements in our BS and BSE programs, statewide, in Chemistry and in related programs: biology, engineering, pre-healing arts - pre-med, pre-dent, pre-vet. These common themes, stressed strongly in the lower division courses, will be chosen after careful study of existing and potential model curricula. Particularly stressed will be the theme that contemporary chemistry is conducted as a more interdisciplinary enterprise than current compartmentalized chemistry curricula would suggest. ***