Students interact in class thoughtfully and respectfully. Teacher encourages students to work together outside of lecture. Teacher encourages students to work individually with instructor and teaching assistant. Understand themselves better as learners. Students determine problems they have learning chemical concepts by taking optional practice exams before completing tests.
Teacher provides daily outline in lecture to help students organize their chemical knowledge.
Evaluate their own strengths, limitations, and interests. Students examine their graded lecture tests to determine if they are making consistent or systematic errors Teacher encourages students to go over their work and look for patterns of errors. Teacher gives students regular and frequent feedback on performance on tests. All graded materials are returned to students with scores as a percentage listed. The standard grading scale for the course is listed in the syllabus so students know exactly how they are doing in the class throughout the school term.