Proven Results: Faculty Advisors

The MasteringChemistry Faculty Advisor Program is built upon the proven effectiveness of peer-to-peer advising. Faculty Advisors are available to relate success stories, share best practices, and provide tips for successfully integrating MasteringChemistry into your curriculum.

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  Thomas Dowd
  Harper College
  Palatine, IL

  I teach General Chemistry I and II in a traditional classroom setting.

  MasteringChemistry has enhanced my students' comprehension of chemistry concepts.

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  Neil Fitzgerald
  Marist College
  Poughkeepsie, NY

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  Palmer Graves
  Florida International University
  Miami, FL

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  Margie Haak
  Oregon State University
  Corvallis, OR

  The most telling moment was when several of my first term students stopped by my office half way through their second term class, taught by another faculty member who did not use MasteringChemistry. They wanted me to know that, as much as they had complained about doing the MasteringChemistry assignments in my class, NOW they realized how much MasteringChemistry had helped them learn chemistry.

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  Randall Hall
  Louisiana State University
  Baton Rouge, LA

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  Monte Helm
  Fort Lewis College
  Durango, CO

  I teach General Chemistry I, General Chemistry II, Inorganic Chemistry, and Advanced Inorganic Chemistry in a traditional classroom setting. I now see a more bimodal grade distribution; a lot of the C students have moved up to B's.

  I was very skeptical of using an online homework system, however, in the end the students are the ones who won me over. With over 100 course reviews where the students were given a simple choice between 'no homework', 'paper homework' and 'online homework' over 90% chose 'online homework'. The students love the instant feedback and the opportunity to get hints when they get stuck. Although this shouldn't take the place of traditional problem solving, the students see this as a valuable tool that allows them to eventually be more independent when working traditional problems from the text.

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  Tom Kim
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  Rochester, NY

  MasteringChemistry allows me to assign homework with both the depth and regularity that I could never have managed before with my large lecture sections. The frequent assessments have increased the amount of time that students spend working on chemistry outside of class. The feedback interface allows me to address most student questions almost immediately, rather than struggling to find a time to discuss it in person.

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  Arthur Low
  Tarleton State University
  Stephenville, TX

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  Tom McGrath
  Baylor University
  Waco, TX

  I almost don't need office hours any more-- students seem to get so much out of Mastering Chemistry that they no longer come to see ME!

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  Bob Pribush
  Butler University
  Indianapolis, IN

  MasteringChemistry has had a dramatic impact on the way my students learn. Virtually every student in my class credited MasteringChemistry for enhancing their understanding of general chemistry as well as helping them earn better grades.

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  Tricia Shepherd
  Westminster College
  Salt Lake City, UT

  The best feature of MasteringChemistry for both my students and myself is the immediate feedback we can use for assessment! Students can actually determine what they do not understand, figure out what they did wrong, and fix it immediately rather than waiting days or weeks for graded feedback.



Dennis Taylor
Clemson University
Clemson, SC

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  Ann Verner
  University of Toronto at Scarborough
  Toronto, Canada

  MasteringChemistry is the best online chemistry homework program that I have used. The structure of the questions and the hints motivate the students to continue working on the problems, and the immediate feedback increases their confidence.

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  Klaus Woelk
  Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Rolla, MO

  We let students discuss the MasteringChemistry problems in peer learning centers, which is a great way to enhance study skills and conceptual understanding.