ChemAxon products’ role in ACE Organic, a Web-based organic chemistry homework program : ChemAxon products’ role in ACE Organic, a Web-based organic chemistry homework program Robert B. Grossman
Roxana Ciochina
Raghu Ram Chamala
Jeffrey Withers Departments of Chemistry and Computer Science
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Raphael A. Finkel
Prasanth Ramachandran
Saravana Kannan
Nolan Whitaker
Kevin Joiner
Mallika S. Allu
Why a Web-Based Organic Chemistry Homework Program? : Why a Web-Based Organic Chemistry Homework Program? Textbook publishers provide solutions manuals
Knowing the answer ≠ knowing how to answer
Logistics of paper-based homework
Why Not use an Existing Homework Program? : Why Not use an Existing Homework Program? Most require text, numerical, or multiple-choice input, not chemical structures (exceptions: OWL, ChemCoach)
Most do not provide feedback that is tailored to a student’s erroneous reasoning (exception: Quantum Tutors)
Don’t permit instructors to modify or add to database of questions
In other words, not suited for organic chemistry!
Key Features of ACE : Key Features of ACE Students draw structures in response to questions
ACE provides response-specific feedback but withholds the answer
Database of >1600 questions, each with feedback for many different kinds of responses
Instructors may author questions or edit existing ones
Greater coverage of certain topics desired
Error discovered in database question
Unanticipated incorrect responses that warrant specific feedback not already provided
Grades & students’ final responses automatically recorded
May be used with any textbook
Acknowledgements : Acknowledgements Prentice–Hall, Inc.
US National Science Foundation
ChemAxon, Inc.