Grading physical chemistry class

For classes other than physical chemistry, it is quite likely that the problemsolving mindset would have little adverse effect on students performance in terms of the grades they earn in the course. Therein lies the problem. If our proposed explanation of the origins of this mindset is correct, then the problem-... 

Until he discovered the joys of scientific experimentation in high school chemistry and physics classes, Paul was only an average student. Afterward, his grades fell even lower because he spent all his free time in his little home laboratory. Paul s mother and school principal lectured him sternly to raise... 

The participants in this study were chemistry, chemical engineering, or physics students in various upper-level classes at Purdue University in which quantum mechanics represents a sizeable portion of the material covered, if not the focus of the entire course. We had prior approval from the instructors to observe their classes and to interact with their students, and from the institution s IRB to do the study. All of the students who participated in the study were volunteers. Students were informed that participation in the study was not a criterion their instructors would use when assigning their grades. The students who participated in this study represented a good cross-section of the population enrolled in these classes, from students who did very well to those who struggled to pass. 

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