Taking it to the Students: The Effectiveness of Embedding Chemistry Drills into Residential College Study Sessions

Title
Taking it to the Students: The Effectiveness of Embedding Chemistry Drills into Residential College Study Sessions
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
Smith, Erica
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8090-4768
Email: esmith32@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:esmith32
Wilkes, Janelle
Editor
Editor(s): Manjula Devi Sharma and Alexandra Yeung
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
UniServe Science
Place of publication
Sydney, Australia
UNE publication id
une:16930
Abstract
It is well documented in the literature that students are entering higher education courses without the appropriate skills and assumed knowledge. At one regional university students are encouraged to support their understanding of the concepts and development of their skills by completing chemistry drills. These are analogous to drills in sport where repetition increases confidence, skill and ability. However, participation rates are low as many of the students have little or no experience in studying science and hence no understanding of the advantages of practice to gain confidence and mastery. Ineffectual study habits result in a loss of confidence and consequently reduce the motivation of students to engage with their course of study.
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Citation
Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, p. 85-85
ISBN
9780987183439
Start page
85
End page
85

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