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The American Chemical Society Exams Institute Undergraduate Chemistry Anchoring Concepts Content Map V: Analytical Chemistry
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Holme, Thomas A.; Bauer, Christopher; Trate, Jaclyn M.; Reed, Jessica J.; Raker, Jeffrey R.; Murphy, Kristen L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Education, Examinations Institute has been developing content maps for the undergraduate program based on subdiscipline specifications since 2008. The Anchoring Concepts Content Maps (or ACCM) have been published in four subdisciplines (general, organic, physical, and inorganic chemistry) with…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts, Concept Mapping
Adapting the Anchoring Concepts Content Map (ACCM) of ACS Exams by Incorporating a Theme: Merging Green Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
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Holme, Thomas A.; MacKellar, Jennifer; Constable, David J. C.; Michels, Olga R.; Trate, Jaclyn M.; Raker, Jeffrey R.; Murphy, Kristen L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
The American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Chemical Education, Examinations Institute, has been developing content maps to describe comprehensively the undergraduate curriculum aligned to traditional subdisciplines. These content maps have been developed through the combined efforts of many faculty members who teach the targeted courses in…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Organic Chemistry, Conservation (Environment), College Science
Integrating the Molecular Basis of Sustainability into General Chemistry through Systems Thinking
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Mahaffy, Peter G.; Matlin, Stephen A.; Whalen, J. Marc; Holme, Thomas A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
The flow of materials and energy through society is an integral but poorly visible element of global sustainability agendas such as the Planetary Boundaries Framework and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG). Given that the primary activities of chemistry are to analyze, synthesize, and transform matter, the practice of chemistry has a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Science, Chemistry, Molecular Structure
Graphical Tools for Conceptualizing Systems Thinking in Chemistry Education
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Aubrecht, Katherine B.; Dori, Yehudit Judy; Holme, Thomas A.; Lavi, Rea; Matlin, Stephen A.; Orgill, MaryKay; Skaza-Acosta, Heather – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
One challenge associated with introducing systems thinking in chemistry classrooms is the increase in content complexity that students face when they engage in this type of approach. Placing core chemical ideas within larger systems has promise, as long as students are not overwhelmed by the added complexity. Although there are many potential…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology
Alignment of ACS Inorganic Chemistry Examination Items to the Anchoring Concepts Content Map
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Marek, Keith A.; Raker, Jeffrey R.; Holme, Thomas A.; Murphy, Kristen L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
The American Chemical Society-Examinations Institute (ACS-EI) released the first ACS Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Examination in 2016 to better address the two generalized types of inorganic chemistry courses (i.e., at the foundation or second/third-year level and the indepth or third/fourth-year level). The ACS Inorganic Chemistry Exam that…
Descriptors: Science Tests, Inorganic Chemistry, Test Items, Concept Mapping
Building a Database for the Historical Analysis of the General Chemistry Curriculum Using ACS General Chemistry Exams as Artifacts
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Luxford, Cynthia J.; Linenberger, Kimberly J.; Raker, Jeffrey R.; Baluyut, John Y.; Reed, Jessica J.; De Silva, Chamila; Holme, Thomas A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
As a discipline, chemistry enjoys a unique position. While many academic areas prepared "cooperative examinations" in the 1930s, only chemistry maintained the activity within what has become the ACS Examinations Institute. As a result, the long-term existence of community-built, norm-referenced, standardized exams provides a historical…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Tests, Database Design, Norm Referenced Tests