4 ways to improve learning and understanding

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Support meaningful learning in chemistry by incorporating different teaching strategies and help your students make sense of abstract ideas, develop practical skills and connect chemical concepts to the world around them

Teaching chemistry requires a teachers to use a range of approaches to achieve success. Teacher Colin McGill shares four teaching methods that are designed to boost student engagement and deepen understanding, but the approach you choose should be based on what you want your students to learn – there is no one size fits all. 

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