Design and Evaluation of a One-Semester General Chemistry Course for Undergraduate Life Science Majors

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  • Author(s): Schnoebelen, Carly (ORCID Schnoebelen, Carly (ORCID 0000-0003-1042-8556); Towns, Marcy H. (ORCID Towns, Marcy H. (ORCID 0000-0002-8422-4874); Chmielewski, Jean (ORCID Chmielewski, Jean (ORCID 0000-0003-4958-7175); Hrycyna, Christine A. (ORCID Hrycyna, Christine A. (ORCID 0000-0001-9881-2063)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Journal of Chemical Education. May 2018 95(5):734-740.
  • Publication Date:
    2018
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Division of Chemical Education, Inc and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      7
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Undergraduate Students; Majors (Students); Biological Sciences; Design; Evaluation; Science Instruction; Organic Chemistry; Biochemistry; Medical Schools; College Entrance Examinations; College Science; Comparative Analysis; Chemistry
    • Subject Terms:
      Indiana
    • Subject Terms:
      Medical College Admission Test
    • Accession Number:
      10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00869
    • ISSN:
      0021-9584
    • Abstract:
      The chemistry curriculum for undergraduate life science majors at Purdue University has been transformed to better meet the needs of this student population and prepare them for future success. The curriculum, called the 1-2-1 curriculum, includes four consecutive and integrated semesters of instruction in general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry, taken by students in their first two years. As part of this curriculum, a one-semester general chemistry course, General Chemistry with a Biological Focus (GCBF), was created and evaluated. The course covers all topics typically taught in general chemistry, but with a shift in emphasis toward topics relevant to chemistry in biological systems. Students who took this new course performed better in subsequent organic chemistry courses compared with their peers who took a traditional two-semester general chemistry course.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      30
    • Publication Date:
      2018
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1178612