Though the use of case studies is common in business, law, and medical schools, this approach has gained much less attention in undergraduate science education. Though case study approaches have been used in chemistry classrooms, there are few reports describing the implementation and assessment of the case study pedagogy, and a coherent program incorporating this approach in an entire year-long general chemistry program is not found in the chemical education literature. In an effort to expand the use of the case study pedagogy in the chemical sciences, case study materials are currently being developed and implemented in large enrollment general chemistry courses, both in large lecture hall lecture settings and smaller enrollment recitations. The use of �clicker cases� in large enrollment lectures and collaborative problem-based case studies in discussion group recitations will be described.  Preliminary assessment of the impact of these activities on students learning will also be reported.

Integrating case studies into large enrollment general chemistry courses:  A two-pronged approach

245th National Meeting (2013)

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