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Developing Independent Learners in Chemistry

• KISSING FROGS
• Bill Byers
• University of Ulster

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Developing Independent Learners in Chemistry
Group Leader Dr Bill Byers University of
Ulster w.byers_at_ulster.ac.uk Group
Members Prof Carlaxel Andersson Lund
University Dr Natasa Brouwer University of
Amsterdam Prof Liberato Cadellini Universita
Politecnica delle Marche Dr Peter
Childs University of Limerick Dr Odilla
Finlayson Dublin City University Dr Claire
McDonnell Dublin Institute of Technology Dr Ilka
Parchmann University of Oldenburg Prof Jesus
Santamaria Complutense University, Madrid Prof
Kristiina Wahala University of Helsinki Dr Hazel
Wilkins Robert Gordon University Dr Jonny
Woodward University of Leicester
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CHEMISTRY
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Why Should Students Become Independent Learners?

• It will enhance employability, career development
  and CPD.
• Decreasing staff student ratios mean less
  meaningful contact with teachers.
• Widening access leads to greater heterogeneity in
  students.
• It is satisfying and motivating.

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CHEMISTRY
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Independent Learning will be facilitated by

• Interest and intrinsic motivation.
• Sufficient time to permit meaningful
  assimilation.
• Reflection on ones own learning.
• Open ended problems.
• Appropriate assessment

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Approaches

• Metacognition
• Reflective diaries
• Experiential learning
• Concept maps
• IT

• Peer group work
• Problem based learning
• Mentoring
• Use of information sources including newspapers

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Revolutionary Approaches

• Problem Based Learning
• Enquiry Based Learning
• Open-ended Projects

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Evolutionary Approaches

• Peer group work
• Mentoring
• Use of information sources including newspapers

• Metacognition
• Reflective diaries
• Experiential learning
• Concept maps
• IT