Perceptions and practice: A characterization of the first two years of undergraduate instruction in chemistry in Michigan state-supported colleges and universities

he purposes of this study were: (1) to develop an Interview Survey Instrument based upon the recommendations of the Committee on Professional Training of the American Chemical Society as the guidelines apply to the first two years of undergraduate education in chemistry, as well as upon selected aspects of a quality education that had been identified by recent nationwide studies; (2) to develop an Interview Perceptions Instrument to determine the perceptions held by practicing professors of chemistry about the quality of instruction in chemistry; and (3) to use these instruments to identify the similarities/differences in the curricula in chemistry in Michigan state-supported colleges and universities that offer a minimum of two years of courses in professional chemistry. The survey items and responses were written to reflect a wide range of unique curriculum situations. The Interview Survey Instrument was validated by an expert panel; the reliability determined by the Kuder-Richardson Formula...