A Historical Analysis of the Curriculum of Organic Chemistry Using ACS Exams as Artifacts

• Autores: Jeffrey R. Raker, Thomas A. Holme
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 90, Nº 11, 2013, págs. 1437-1442
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Standardized examinations, such as those developed and disseminated by the ACS Examinations Institute, are artifacts of the teaching of a course and over time may provide a historical perspective on how curricula have changed and evolved. This study investigated changes in organic chemistry curricula across a 60-year period by evaluating 18 ACS Organic Chemistry Exams through the lenses of problem-type, visualization use, content covered, and percentile rankings. For all lenses, the early 1970s emerged as a focal point for change and stabilization of the organic chemistry curricula.