Effectiveness of a Daily Class Progress Assessment Technique in Introductory Chemistry

摘要

During my first year of teaching, a significant proportion of freshman students in my introductory (first semester) chemistry course did not perform well and either failed or withdrew from the course. This phenomenon has been observed in other sections of the course taught by a number of different teaches. Colleagues have suggested a number of factors that may be contributing to such an outcome, including poor academic rpeparedness, a lack of good study habits, and the fact that students have off-campus jobs that significantly reduce the time available for their college work.