An Alternative Approach to General Chemistry: Addressing the Needs of At-Risk Students with Cooperative Learning Strategies

• Author: Dennis Jacobs
• Subject: Science and Technology
• Institution Name: University of Notre Dame
• Collection: Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
• Grade Level: Post-secondary

• Abstract: This site presents a study on the impact of incorporating cooperative learning activities in a large section (>200 'at-risk' students) of General Chemistry. It includes data documenting students' performance in the course and in more advanced science courses, course materials, and videotapes illustrating cooperative problem solving in small groups. Jacobs' website provides graphic representations of his results, a site library with access to his methods and analyses and video clips showing students at work allows him to juxtapose powerful graphic representations of his course transformation with video clips showing students at work.

• Languages: English
• Material Types: Teaching and Learning Strategies
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• Conditions of Use: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0