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Creative Chemistry Teaching
Corresponding Author(s) : R. HAJIAN
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 25 No. 1 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 1
Abstract
In the present paper, a strong call is issued to reconsider the teaching methods used by teachers in general and chemistry teachers in particular. The study makes an attempt to derive the widely-applicable and practical teaching procedures so as to logically indicate the probabilistic directions in which chemistry teaching has to proceed. For this purpose, specific reference is made to the notions of creativity and problem-solving and the fact that true learning is deeply rooted in these psychological concepts. In the end, creativity is redefined and its critical role, which has often been ignored, is reincorporated in the teaching profession. Specific guidelines are presented to introduce this psychological concept in chemistry classes
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E.D. Siebert and W.J. McIntosh, College Pathways to the Science Education Standards Arlington, VA: NSTA Press, p. 57 (2001).
B.P. Coppola, J. Chem. Educ., 84, 1902 (2007).
B.P. Coppola and D. Jacobs, In eds.: M.T. Huber and S. Morreale, Is the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning New to Chemistry? Disciplinary Styles in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. A Conversation. Washington DC: American Association of Higher Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, p. 197 (2002).
B.S. Bloom, Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals, Handbook I. Cognitive Domain-NY: David McKay (1956).
D. Hestenes, Am. J. Phys., 71, 104 (2003).
D.N. Phillips, Teaching Analytical Chemistry Through Mineral Analysis, Analytical Chemistry, p. 427 (2002).
K.S. Taber, Chem. Educ.: Res. Pract., 4, 103 (2003).
J.W. Moore, J. Chem. Educ., 81, 455 (2004).
A.S. Reber, Dictionary of Psychology, London: Penguin Books, p. 172 (1995).
R.J. Corsini, Dictionary of Psychology, London: Brunner/Mazel, p. 234 (1999).
A.L. Wenden, TESOL Newsletter, 19, 7 (1985).
J.C. Wright, J. Chem. Educ., 73, 827 (1996).
J. Piaget, To Understand Is To Invent, New York: Grossman, p. 15 (1973).
E.D. Hudspeth, D. Cleveland, K.L. Batchler, P. A. Nguyen, T.L. Feaser, L.E. Quattrochi, J. Morenz, S.A. Balram, J.X. Zhou, D. Lombardi and R.G. Michel, Spectrosc. Lett., 39, 99 (2005).