Systemic Approach to Teaching and Learning Chemistry (SATLC) as Integrated Approach towards Teaching Physical Chemistry

Abstract

Enthusiasm is crucially needed in teaching and learning of chemistry at educational institutes. Issues and problems in achieving that end needs to be addressed on top priority. In this scenario the role of the instructor is of vital significance. A teacher can minimize the difficulties in concept building by providing better perspective related to the basics of the subject. This can be accomplished through novel efforts involving personal input. The recently emerged concept based teaching methodology, systemic approach to teaching and learning chemistry (SATLC), is a fascinating route to meet this noble endeavor. This new teaching method has been discovered to play a pivotal role, towards the efforts for promoting better understanding of chemical concepts. In addition to that, the results reported from the evaluation of SATL technique have been very promising as far as the improvements in students' academic achievements are concerned. In this presentation we discuss some examples that highlight the efficacy of SATLC based teaching method for providing clear understandings of some salient concepts in physical chemistry.