Microscale makes teachers (and learners) mighty confident

Close up of a microscale experiment where drops of metal ion solutions are mixed on a laminated grid

Source: © Perry Hastings for the Royal Society of Chemistry

Discover how CPD leads to improved practical skills and confidence for early career and trainee teachers

Research by teacher trainer Robert Campbell shows that continuing professional development (CPD) on microscale chemistry boosts early career teachers’ (ECTs) and trainee teachers’ confidence with practical work. This article summarises this chemistry education research and its conclusions, alongside a PGCE student sharing her experience of using a microscale approach to teach displacement reactions.

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