Honors Projects

Author(s)

Angela Goodhart

Abstract

The connection between mathematics skills and chemistry course success was examined by analyzing data from Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces (ALEKS) software initial assessment for CHEM 1250, General Chemistry I, and final course grades from fall of 2009 and 2011. These years were chosen to evaluate the effect of a mathematics prerequisite of MATH 1220, College Algebra II. In 2011, after the prerequisite was in place, students had mastered significantly more of the mathematics topics on the initial ALEKS assessment, but there was not a significant change in final course grade.

Major

Chemistry

First Advisor

Stephania Messersmith

First Advisor Department

Chemistry

Second Advisor

Craig Zirbel

Second Advisor Department

Mathematics and Statistics

Publication Date

Spring 4-29-2013

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