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In the Classroom
Role-Playing in Analytical Chemistry: The Alumni Speak
Paul T. Jackson and John P. Walters
Department of Chemistry, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057-1098
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August 2000
Vol. 77 No. 8
p. 1019
Abstract
Cooperative learning constructs take a variety of forms. Over the last 15 years, one such pedagogical structure, role-playing, has been used in the analytical chemistry curriculum at St. Olaf College. A long-term assessment of this teaching method was conducted through use of a survey distributed to alumni graduating between 1987 and 1997. The graduates overwhelmingly indicated that the use of role-playing had a positive impact on their careers as well as their lives. Furthermore, many non-achievement learning outcomes attributed to cooperative learning experiences were reinforced through the survey response. Role-playing created an effective environment in which to develop communication and collaborative skills in addition to the technical skills that are essential to analytical chemistry. These results support continued evolutionary development of this teaching method.
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 Jackson, Paul T.; Walters, John P. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 1019.
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 Analytical Chemistry; Chemical Education Research; CER Quantitative Methods; CER Student-Centered Learning; Collaborative / Cooperative Learning; Inquiry-Based / Discovery Method; Problem-Based Learning
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