Development of Learning Strategies Within Chemical Education

About the Book

The current status of chemistry practical education and laboratory experience for the first-year students is not as encouraging and useful as to produce excellent results. Consequently, in this context, it needs modification to implement a capstone, addressing the category on development and testing of chemistry courses or learning units and demonstrating an approach to implementing a multiweek capstone project as a part of the laboratory curriculum.

About the Author

Dr. Terence McIvor, MBCS, FAIC, FCIML, F.Edu.MA

Dr. McIvor is a humanitarian and academic. He holds degrees in B.Sc. (Hons) in biochemistry, masters in computing, and a PhD in chemistry.
He has been a lecturer in chemistry and biochemistry for eighteen years, and through that time, he has been researching how students view and learn chemistry. He has a passion for chemistry and organizes events with chemistry societies in order to get young people studying science today to engage and enjoy chemistry.
Dr. McIvor is also a visiting professor for a number of universities throughout the world and has been involved in supervising PhD and masters students.
He is also a member of editorial board of the West Africa Journal of Science, Technology and Social Sciences University of Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa, and also a member of the editorial board of the Africa Journal of Science, Technology, and Social Sciences, Serra Leone, West Africa.
Dr. McIvor is a fellow of the American Institute of Chemistry and a professional member of the British Computer Society.