Tailored blended learning for foundation year chemistry students

Chamberlain, Shannon, Elford, Daniel, Lancaster, Simon J. and Silve, Francesca (2021) Tailored blended learning for foundation year chemistry students. Chimia, 75 (1-2). pp. 18-26. ISSN 0009-4293

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Abstract

The chemistry foundation year at the University of East Anglia is a diverse cohort with a wide range of prior educational experience and confidence levels. A flexible learning program combining extensive online materials intended for asynchronous study and face to face peer instruction is provided. Study is divided into weekly topics. Students are directed to take a short introductory quiz at the beginning of the week, feedback on which allows them to tailor the extent of asynchronous learning to their own needs. All students attend a highly interactive synchronous teaching session which utilises active learning to develop their conceptual understanding. The week concludes with a reflective formative test. Measures of student activity on the online platform and audience response technology in the lecture theatre provide a quantitative picture of engagement with tailored blended learning, while semi-structured interviews provide qualitative insight into the student perception.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Swiss Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Uncontrolled Keywords: active learning,blended,just in time teaching,peer instruction,student directed,chemistry(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1600
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry (former - to 2024)
Faculty of Science > School of Chemistry, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2025 01:03
Last Modified: 11 Jan 2025 01:03
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98178
DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2021.18

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