Department
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2010
Abstract
Creative exercises (CEs) are a form of assessment in which students are given a prompt and asked to write down as many distinct, correct, and relevant facts about the prompt as they can. Students receive credit for each fact that they include that is related to the prompt and distinct from the other facts they list. With CEs, students have an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and the opportunity to select the information that they believe is related to the prompt. In addition, CEs encourage students to connect concepts because any relevant information presented can assist them in completing the CEs. This paper describes the use of CEs in a collegelevel chemistry class, including student answers to the CEs and a survey of students' impression of CEs.
Journal Title
Journal Of College Science Teaching
Journal ISSN
0047-231X
Volume
40
Issue
1
First Page
48
Last Page
53
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Chemistry Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, Science and Mathematics Education Commons