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

化学(12)。该项目将现有的基于指导探究的材料用于两门预备课程：一门是普通化学的预备课程，另一门是联合保健化学的预备课程。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，以电子方式提交给教师，并使用名为FastGrade的电子评分程序进行评估。这个程序允许教师在每节课后迅速给每个学生小组打分并提供反馈。这个项目的智力价值在于将Tablet pc和FastGrade应用到引导探究预备化学课程中，并展示了引导探究可以在至少80名学生的班级中使用。评分标准正在制定中，可以转移到其他课程。形成性评价促进了材料的修订和快速分级界面的改进。该项目还通过跟踪这些课程作为预备课程的后续入学情况，比较了采用指导性探究教学的学生与采用传统授课方法教学的学生的成功程度。这个项目更广泛的影响包括将这些预备化学课程转化为基于平板电脑的指导性探究课程，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。使用平板电脑的系内教员将参加指导探究研讨会和平板电脑使用研讨会。我们正在跟踪FastGrade项目在校园内和校外的采用情况，以确定该项目对教育界的影响。关于使用平板电脑、引导查询和FastGrade的讲习班正在校园以及区域和国家会议上举行。

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.