Translating an In-Class Deliberation Module to a Two-Year College Introductory Chemistry Course.

ABSTRACT: In general chemistry, instructors have valuable opportunities to connect foundational chemistry concepts to larger societal issues early in a student's academic career. Deliberation, a facilitated conversation that considers different perspectives on complicated and multidisciplinary issues, is one method to achieve this and has previously demonstrated positive effects at four-year institutions. However, the content demands within general chemistry can make this goal difficult to attain and two-year colleges can have a distinctly different environment from four-year colleges. Here, we discuss the transferability of a deliberation module about environmental contaminants to a Foundations of Chemistry course at a two-year college, including training recommendations, implementation suggestions

SUBMITTER: Joseph R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355903 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature