CLUE is a new NSF supported approach to general chemistry based on three learning progressions (structure, properties and energy). The curriculum was developed by answering five questions: 1. What do we want students to know? 2. In what order should they learn it? 3. What do students bring with them? 4. What materials are most appropriate for learning different concepts and skills? 5. How will we measure what students have learned?Supporting materials we have developed are texts, online formative assessments, in class activities and materials, and summative assessments.We have now taught CLUE at a number of different institutions in classes up to 450 students, and we have assessed the effects of the new curriculum on student achievement and understanding for a range of topics.The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the NSF (DUE 0817297, 1359818) for support of this project.

Chemistry, life, the universe, and everything

248th National Meeting (2014)

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