Division/Committee: [CHED: Division of Chemical Education]

Teaching methods and pedagogical strategies that advance cognitive constructivism are based on the idea that learners acquire lasting information by building upon previous knowledge through active engagement. This symposium focuses on evidence-based instructional practices that help students discover logical connections with prior learning as they cognitively integrate new material. We strongly encourage presentations on pedagogy illustrating examples of i) contextual teaching and learning; ii) cooperative and experiential learning; iii) analogical reasoning and comparative analysis in the classroom; and iv) integrated content delivery (e.g., introducing new content by building upon notions from courses taken previously or concurrently; course design or revision based on evolving research or markets, etc.). The symposium is open to all types of chemistry courses (lecture, laboratory, recitation; secondary and post-secondary education; majors and non-majors).

Monica Ilies

Drexel University

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