17
Apr
2019
Bite-sized Assessments: Crafting Effective Multiple Choice Questions
Submitted by Katherine Nicole Crowder, University of Mary WashingtonAre you sick of scouring through test banks looking for the perfect multiple choice question to address exactly what you want to ask your class?
Do your students typically perform poorly on the multiple choice portion of your exams, even though they should be MC champions from their years of standardized tests?
11
Apr
2019
It's a ball! It's methane!! It's supramolecular chemistry!!!
Submitted by Shirley Lin, United States Naval AcademyThis BITeS post is dedicated to Prof. Julius Rebek Jr. on the occasion of his 75th birthday.
7
Apr
2019
I have left the building
Submitted by Faculty Flo, Slitherin' State UniversityGreetings loyal BITeS readers. I just got back from an amazing visit to the Sunshine State for the ACS spring meeting. It was an amazing conference, but I must admit, I am slightly tired from the very long slither from my hotel to the rooms in the conference center. The Undergraduate Research at the Frontiers of Inorganic Chemistry sessions were amazing. We had some outstanding talks from faculty and undergraduate students, including the three winners of the Division of Inorganic Chemistry Undergraduate Research Award.
25
Mar
2019
48 Hours
Submitted by Shirley Lin, United States Naval AcademyI like BITeS posts with intriguing titles. Perhaps this one prompts you to wonder if this is a reference to the Nick Nolte/Eddie Murphy movie or the CBS news program or the 1977 song by The Clash. Actually 48 hours is a key result from our next spotlight article, ”Decay of Student Knowledge in Chemistry, ” from Journal of Chemical Education 2011, 88, 1231-1237.
21
Mar
2019
IONiC Community Gathering
Submitted by Chip Nataro, Lafayette CollegeGreetings all. I just returned from Florida where I had a critical planning session with Jeff Raker, fellow member of the Leadership Council, and his new postdoc, Justin Pratt. This essential part of the trip involved dimpled sphere flight experiments as well as the physics of seamed leather orbs being struck by wooden rods. Then I met Jeff and Justin for dinner. As we talked we realized it was essential that we introduce Justin, the first official IONiC postdoc, to the community. Our first opportunity to do this will be at the social hour held as part of the spring ACS meeting.