| JCE QBank collects questions for
examinations, quizzes, homework, and other
assessments. Anyone who has collected and
categorized a significant number of questions
is encouraged to submit them to JCE QBank.
Each submission will be peer reviewed and,
if accepted will have a 400-word summary
published as a peer-reviewed publication
in print in JCE.
View
examples of collections we have published.
To be suitable for JCE QBank, a
collection of questions must
- Consist of at least 50 questions
- Be carefully constructed and of high
quality
- Be accompanied by a brief description
(400 words or less) of how the questions
can be used and the reasons for creating
the collection
- Be divided into groups of related questions
- Have appropriate keywords from the JCE restricted
vocabulary assigned to each group of questions
- Be submitted in a digital format that
can easily be added to JCE QBank
Authors are also encouraged to
- Provide two versions for each group of
questions, one containing answers and one
without answers
- Provide evidence based on chemical education
research to show that the questions serve
a useful pedagogical function.
Submissions to JCE QBank may be
for open review or may be for peer review.
Submissions intended for open review will
be evaluated by QBank editors. If a submission
is judged to be appropriate, it will be added
to the collection. Submissions intended for peer
review should specify that method
of review. They will be evaluated by peer
reviewers. If, on the basis of the reviews,
they are deemed acceptable, they will be
added to the collection and the 400-word
summary will be printed in JCE over
the authors’ by-line, providing publication
credit.
Authors should divide questions into
related groups based on the type and level
of students for which the questions are
intended and the subject matter the questions
assess. Each group of questions should be
assigned keywords from the JCE restricted
vocabulary of keywords.
For each group there should be specified a single Domain keyword, a single
Pedagogy keyword, a single Audience keyword, and as many Topic keywords
as are needed to categorize the group of
questions (usually between two and eight).
Each group of questions should be submitted as a single computer file.
If necessary a single folder of supporting files (images, etc) should
accompany the question file. (If answers to the questions are also provided,
there should be two question files, one with and one without answers. JCE will
provide answers to the questions only to those who are bona fide teachers
and who request the answers.) Question files can be generated by a word
processor or they can be HTML files. Each file and folder (if supplied)
should be named to clearly indicate the content and author of the questions.
For
ease of handling and to facilitate entering groups of questions
into JCE QBank,
an index (e.g., doc or html) of the
entire collection should be included. The
index should specify metadata for each
file, including:
- File/folder name
- Title (name of collection
and topic)
- Domain keyword
- Pedagogy keyword
- Audience keyword
- Topic keyword(s)
- Name(s) and address(es)
of author(s)
- Institution(s)
Submissions intended for
peer review should include a JCE Copyright
Assignment form.
The collection with its index, files, folders, and copyright assignment
should be submitted electronically in a single, zip-archived folder
on a CD-ROM or by FTP.
If you have questions regarding this submission
process, please direct them to the JCE staff
at jceqbank@chem.wisc.edu. |
Answers
to many of the questions in JCE QBank can be
supplied to those teaching chemistry courses.
To obtain access to a Web site from which you
can download answers to many questions and
complete collections of questions for course-management
systems (such as WebCT), email to 
