Chemistry for Everyone: An Inclusive Approach to Teaching General Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana

Autor/inn/en	Abdulahad, Asem I.; Privett, Janet A.; Adams, Michael R.
Titel	Chemistry for Everyone: An Inclusive Approach to Teaching General Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 99 (2022) 1, S.323-330 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Adams, Michael R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00419
Schlagwörter	College Science; Science Instruction; Minority Group Students; STEM Education; Females; Disproportionate Representation; Gender Bias; Racial Bias; Inclusion; Self Efficacy; Mentors; Peer Teaching; Cooperation; Faculty Advisers; Academic Support Services; Louisiana (New Orleans) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; STEM; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterstereotyp; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Inklusion; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Peer group teaching; Peer Group Teaching; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	For many years, Xavier University of Louisiana (Xavier) has been a leader in educating underrepresented minority students who successfully transition into postgraduate degree programs in STEM and eventually into STEM-based careers in research, healthcare, and beyond. Striving to meet the needs of women and minority students who continue to be underrepresented in STEM careers, the two-semester General Chemistry course at Xavier has been structured to incorporate elements of inclusive teaching that help students build self-efficacy in the sciences. Specifically, these elements include (i) course coordination that is guided by a customized text, (ii) a drill system that incorporates student collaboration and near-peer mentorship, (iii) peer tutoring, and (iv) intentional faculty advising with early academic alerts. While the course demands a high academic standard, General Chemistry at Xavier also incorporates sympathetic formative assessments that allow students to remediate errors in a peer-led environment. This paper details the inclusive approach of General Chemistry at Xavier and how the course helps students persist in the sciences through purposefully facilitating the construction of a community support network around all students in science. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01