Increasing Access, Retention, & Excellence in General Chemistry at all

ASU Campuses

Tempe:Tempe: Allen, Briggs, Bond-Robinson, Allen, Briggs, Bond-Robinson, MarksMarks

Polytechnic:Polytechnic: Huffman & Sniegowski Huffman & Sniegowski

Downtown:Downtown: Bauer Bauer

Redesign Alliance Conference, Rosen Centre, Orlando, FL on March 17, 2008

Key Features

Better use of structural supports in Better use of structural supports in technologytechnology• Increased use of Blackboard’s online featuresIncreased use of Blackboard’s online features• Student response systems in lecture: CPS clickersStudent response systems in lecture: CPS clickers• Online homework system with publishing com.Online homework system with publishing com.

Increase Increase scheduledscheduled out-of-classout-of-class structured time structured time• Online assignmentsOnline assignments• Online pre-laboratory assignmentsOnline pre-laboratory assignments• Online pre-lecture reading quizzesOnline pre-lecture reading quizzes

StructuredStructured weeklyweekly recitation activities recitation activities• Relinquished 110 hours in classrooms for 24 SsRelinquished 110 hours in classrooms for 24 Ssfor monopoly on one redesigned room for 72 Ssfor monopoly on one redesigned room for 72 Ss• Newly designed activitiesNewly designed activities• Trained “recitation TAs”Trained “recitation TAs”

Increase Students (Ss) Sense of CommunityIncrease Students (Ss) Sense of Community• Peers in lab groups and session of 24Peers in lab groups and session of 24• Peers in recitation pairs, tables of 6 Ss, and whole group of 72Peers in recitation pairs, tables of 6 Ss, and whole group of 72• Peers sitting together in lecture to answer clicker questionsPeers sitting together in lecture to answer clicker questions

Increase Increase collaborationcollaboration in Gen Chem in Gen Chem • Instructors at Tempe Instructors at Tempe • Instructors among Downtown, East, West, and Tempe campusesInstructors among Downtown, East, West, and Tempe campuses

Strategic changes in RECITATION Learning EnvironmentLed to cost savings, leveraging university for mediated classroom,

and deeper, more structured learning for Ss and TAs

Cost Savings:Cost Savings: 2 recitation TAs handle 72 students in one 2 recitation TAs handle 72 students in one

large roomlarge room 3 lab TAs handle 72 students in three labs3 lab TAs handle 72 students in three labs Reduction of 14 TAs in general chemistry Reduction of 14 TAs in general chemistry

population population

Leveraging Changes hoped for:Leveraging Changes hoped for:Grant from ABOR & NCAT & ProposalGrant from ABOR & NCAT & Proposal

Enabled us to get the support of Univ. Enabled us to get the support of Univ. Architect Office Architect Office

Who collaborated w/Steelcase and Who collaborated w/Steelcase and Polyvision with us to provide a $500 K Polyvision with us to provide a $500 K Model Classroom Model Classroom

Invest training in “Recitation TAs”Invest training in “Recitation TAs” To learn chemistry better, deeperTo learn chemistry better, deeper To act as a real chemistry teacherTo act as a real chemistry teacher To facilitate Ss’ learning while Ss work To facilitate Ss’ learning while Ss work

collaborativelycollaboratively

Divided TA population Divided TA population

•Teach labsTeach labs•Teach recitationsTeach recitations

Renovated poor classroom Renovated poor classroom •Mediated, peer interactionMediated, peer interaction•For 72 studentsFor 72 students

Designed 14 50-min activitiesDesigned 14 50-min activities forfor each GenChem each GenChem populationpopulation

First or One semesterFirst or One semesterCHM 101: CHM 101: Nursing, gen educNursing, gen educCHM 113:CHM 113: Science; chm, Science; chm,

material, bio engineering; material, bio engineering; CHM 114CHM 114: General : General

engineeringengineeringCHM 117:CHM 117: Chm majors Chm majors

Second semesterSecond semesterCHM 116:CHM 116: Science; chm, Science; chm,

material, bio engineering; material, bio engineering; CHM 118:CHM 118: Chm majors Chm majors

3 LEARNING FACETS of a PERSON’S PSYCHE

COGNITIVECOGNITIVE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE & BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE &

EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE NEED or not for UNDERSTANDINGNEED or not for UNDERSTANDING NEED or not for APPLICATION of NEED or not for APPLICATION of

KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE INCLINATION or not to THINK INCLINATION or not to THINK

CRITICALLY CRITICALLY META COGNITION willing or not META COGNITION willing or not

to think about self’s thinkingto think about self’s thinking

AFFECTIVEAFFECTIVE ATTITUDEATTITUDE

• Toward CLASSToward CLASS• Toward LEARNING Toward LEARNING

SENSE of SAFETY & CONFIDENCESENSE of SAFETY & CONFIDENCE FEELINGS & EMOTIONAL RESPONSESFEELINGS & EMOTIONAL RESPONSES RESPONSES to CHALLENGERESPONSES to CHALLENGE

CONATIVECONATIVE MOTIVATION: wanting to actMOTIVATION: wanting to act SELF-EFFICACY: belief in self to act SELF-EFFICACY: belief in self to act VOLITION: will to actVOLITION: will to act GOAL SETTINGGOAL SETTING SELF-REGULATIONSELF-REGULATION

EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INVEST in ALL THREE.EFFECTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS INVEST in ALL THREE.

View the demo of “Thunder” at http://www.steelcase.com/na/thunder_virtual_flipchart_sy_products.aspx?f=17088

Model Model

Classroom Classroom

for 72 Ssfor 72 Ss

Model Model

Classroom Classroom

for 72 Ssfor 72 Ss

ASSESSMENT of Learning EnvironmentA student’s learning of chemistry

Thanks for your attention.

Janet Bond-RobinsonJanet Bond-Robinson

bond-robinson@asu.edubond-robinson@asu.edu

Thanks to NCAT and the Arizona Board of Regents for this opportunity to redesign

general chemistry and to attend this conference.