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ChemAxon products’ role in ACE Organic, a Web-based organic chemistry homework program
Robert B. GrossmanRoxana Ciochina
Raghu Ram Chamala Jeffrey Withers
Departments of Chemistry and Computer ScienceUniversity of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA
Raphael A. FinkelPrasanth
RamachandranSaravana KannanNolan WhitakerKevin Joiner
Mallika S. Allu
Why a Web-Based Organic Chemistry Homework Program?
• Textbook publishers provide solutions manuals
• Knowing the answer ≠ knowing how to answer
• Logistics of paper-based homework
Why Not use an Existing Homework Program?
• Most require text, numerical, or multiple-choice input, not chemical structures (exceptions: OWL, ChemCoach)
• Most do not provide feedback that is tailored to a student’s erroneous reasoning (exception: Quantum Tutors)
• Don’t permit instructors to modify or add to database of questions
In other words, not suited for organic chemistry!
Key Features of ACE• Students draw structures in response to questions
• ACE provides response-specific feedback but withholds the answer
• Database of >1600 questions, each with feedback for many different kinds of responses
• Instructors may author questions or edit existing ones Greater coverage of certain topics desired Error discovered in database question Unanticipated incorrect responses that warrant specific feedback not already provided
• Grades & students’ final responses automatically recorded
• May be used with any textbook
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Acknowledgements
Prentice–Hall, Inc. US National Science Foundation
ChemAxon, Inc.