We have investigated the factors that contribute to academic success in early chemistry classes.  The chemistry courses we investigated included high-school, basic college chemistry, and first-year (2-semester) college chemistry.  All schools included in our study are in Kansas or western Missouri.  Among the factors we considered were laboratory experiments & activities;  homework completion;  participation in study groups, tutoring, and problem sessions;  amount of time, and frequency, of private study;  performance on quizzes;  performance on tests;  and miscellaneous other criteria.  Academic success was determined by grades or by final course grade.  Other measures of success included students’ self-reported assessment;  teacher evaluations;  and grades.

Success in early chemistry classes

251st National Meeting (2016)

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