Redesigning Introductory Chemistry: A Student-Driven Model Curriculum

化学(12)这个项目正在重新安排化学课程头两年的主题和课程，以更好地满足学生及其课程的需要。新课程的第一年引入了两门为期一学期的有机化学课程，取代了目前两学期普通化学课程的零散主题，以化学结构和功能/反应性之间的关系为中心主题。在学生掌握了分子概念之后，更多的数学和理论概念被推迟到无机化学和分析化学课程的第二年。该项目的预期结果包括改善学生在科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)领域的留存和进步，以及提高化学成绩。对传统课程和修订课程的学生的表现、对化学和科学的态度以及在STEM专业的留存情况都进行了跟踪。

Chemistry (12)This project is reordering the topics and courses in the first two years of the chemistry curriculum to better meet the needs of students and their programs. The first year of the new curriculum introduces two one-semester courses in organic chemistry, replacing the scattered topics of the current two-semester general chemistry course with a central theme of the relationship between chemical structure and function/reactivity. More mathematical and theoretical concepts are delayed to inorganic and analytical chemistry courses in the second year, after students have mastered molecular concepts. The expected outcomes of this project include improved retention and progression of students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) fields, along with improved performance in chemistry. Students in both traditional and revised curricula are being tracked for performance, attitudes towards chemistry and science, and retention in STEM majors.