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ACS Exams.
ACS Division of Chemical Education Examinations Institute.
General Message/Update.
Search for new Associate Director of ACS Exams.
The American Chemical Society, Division of Chemical Education, Examinations Institute (ACS Exams) is seeking a new Associate Director. The Associate Director will assist in test development, including working with exam committees, setting and editing trial and released tests, generating scoring reports and trial test statistics. The Associate Director will also assist in production exam support and new product development including generating test statistics and norming data. Finally, the Associate Director will assist in research activities including proposing and leading independent research projects, writing and submitting grant proposals, supervising and mentoring post-doctoral researchers, and disseminating research findings through presentations and manuscripts. ACS Exams is also potentially interested in candidates to fill two positions, one with expertise in test and new product development and another with expertise in research activities related to assessment.
Minimum qualifications for this position or these positions are:
Ph.D. in Chemistry, Chemistry Education or a closely related field Tenure-track position in chemistry department or equivalent Experience with ACS Exams and the exam development process (this could include previous research experience, exam committee experience or the like)
Preferred qualifications for this position or these positions are:
Previous research done in the area of Chemistry Education Post-Ph.D. training (in traditional post-doctoral fellowship, teaching post-doctoral or similar)
This is a continuous recruitment. Consideration of applications will begin on Friday, October 28 th , 2022, and continue until the position or positions are filled. Applications received after Thursday, October 27 th , 2022, may not receive consideration. A complete application will consist of a cover letter, curriculum vita, concise statement of research, and three letters of recommendation. All application materials should be submitted by e-mail to Kristen Murphy, Search Committee Chair at kmurphy@uwm.edu.
New Practice Exam with Feedback.
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Tutorial practice exams are available for:
General Chemistry, First Term Organic Chemistry, Full Year.
Details.
Each exam has 50 items with feedback provided on each question. If a student is correct, they will be told so, but they also will be provided with the process to solve the question correctly (so they can compare to how they solved the problem). If the student is incorrect, they will be told so and be provided with possible difficulties they may have had, as well as how to solve the problem correctly.
All of this is then summarized in a report emailed to the student following exam submission. This summary includes for each question :
The chapter and content from the ACS study guide The performance on the question The chapter and question number from the study guide of items that are the same as the question The chapter and question number from the study guide of items that are similar or use the same concept as the question.
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New to ACS Exams in late 2021 and 2022:
General Chemistry General Chemistry, Full Year 2021 (available in two forms) General Chemistry, First Term 2021 (available in two forms) General Chemistry, Second Term 2021 (available in two forms) Organic Chemistry Organic Chemistry, First Term 2021 Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Foundations, 2022 (for sophomore-level inorganic chemistry students) Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry, Comprehensive 2021 (full year exam unit) Physical Chemistry, Modular 2021 (full year exam in parts for combining as matches your course(s)) Physical Chemistry, Thermodynamics 2021 Physical Chemistry, Quantum Mechanics, 2021 Coming soon: High School Chemistry, 2022 General Chemistry, Conceptual 2022 (first-term, second-term and full year) Analytical Chemistry, 2022 Inorganic Chemistry 2022 (senior-level) Organic Chemistry, Full Year 2023.
Several new norms have been published . These include General Chemistry-First Term 2018, Organic Chemistry 2017, Organic Chemistry-First Term 2017 and Organic Chemistry 2018 .
Additionally, we expect to finalize norms soon on General-Organic-Biochemistry 2014 and General Chemistry Conceptual 2016 with new or updated preliminary norms available in throughout 2022 as well – the newest of these is Organic Chemistry 2020 .
Please consider providing student performance data to us for norm calculations!
Study materials available from ACS Exams.
If you are preparing to take an ACS final exam, there are resources available from ACS Exams that may help you in your studying and preparation:
General chemistry: study guide (first term/second term both included) and practice exams (first term and full year) Organic chemistry: study guide (first term/second term both included) and full year practice exams Analytical chemistry: practice exam Physical chemistry: study guide (both thermodynamics and quantum chemistry are included)
ACS Exams study materials are available year-round with study guides shipped directly to your home or campus and online practice exams available immediately after purchase. These include:
Study guides with many items worked out and for practice, Online practice exams designed in a similar way to an ACS exam and provides you with a study report once completed, or A bundle of both the practice exam and study guide.
Your shipping options are (allowing 1 day for processing):
Ground: 3-5 business days 2 nd day: 2 business days Overnight: 1 business day.
ACS Exams in the news:
Capturing the efforts by ACS Exams to deliver non-secure testing during the spring and summer semesters to assist institutions, Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) wrote a short news piece detailing these efforts.
Now Available!
NEW – Organic Chemistry Study Guide.
This second edition of the Organic Chemistry Study Guide has many more items, a clear alignment to first term/second term courses and common textbooks.
Become an ACS Exams Postdoctoral Fellow.
The ACS Examinations Institute regularly seeks Postdoctoral Research Associate(s) for a full-time, 12-month position with benefits that can begin on or near August 1st annually. Applications are evaluated on or before May 1st annually. Click here for more information and application details.
ACS Exams.
ACS Division of Chemical Education Examinations Institute.
Practice Exams.
To order a tutorial or practice exam, click here. Bundles of our practice exams with our study guides is also available and offers a savings when purchased together.
We have two major types of products available, tutorial exams and practice exams:
Tutorial exams providing feedback throughout the test-taking process.
Our newest product, these tutorial exams are designed to provide elaborative feedback as you take the test. Following the submission of each answer to each question, you are shown if you are correct or incorrect with feedback about both your response and the correct process.
Practice exams replicating taking an ACS Exam.
These practice exams are designed to help you practice taking a test in preparation for your standardized exam. While you work through the questions on the test, you are also asked to respond with your mental effort for each question.
We have designed these tools to complement each other. Many students find it useful to use the tutorial practice exam first, then study using the study guide and finish with practicing using the (traditional) practice exam.
More information and pricing are below.
Tutorial practice exams.
Tutorial practice exam Stock code Cost Description General Chemistry, First-term GCFPT1 $15.00 Online general chemistry first-term tutorial practice exam with detailed feedback provided for each question (50 questions total) Organic Chemistry, Full year ORPT1 $15.00 Online organic chemistry full year tutorial practice exam with detailed feedback provided for each question (50 questions total)
Product Description.
For each question, you will be first asked to click your answer (like you would on a typical ACS exam). Following that, you will be provided with feedback for your answer. If you are correct, you will be told this, but you will also be provided with the process to solve the question correctly (for you to compare to how you solve the problem). If you are incorrect, you will also be told this, and you will be provided with where you might have had difficulties as well as how to solve the problem correctly.
Tutorial practice exam report.
All of this will then be summarized for you in a report you will get when you finish and submit your practice exam. This summary will include for each question :
The chapter and content from the ACS study guide Your performance on the question The chapter and question number from the study guide of items that are the same as this question The chapter and question number from the study guide of items that are similar or use the same concept as this question.
You will receive this report via email for your continued use as you study and prepare for your ACS exam.
Traditional practice exams.
Practice exam Stock code Cost Description General Chemistry, Full year GCPO $10.00 Online general chemistry practice exam with 50 questions similar to a traditional full-year general chemistry exam General Chemistry, First-term GCFPO $10.00 Online general chemistry first term practice exam with 50 questions similar to a traditional first-term general chemistry exam Organic Chemistry, Full year ORPO $10.00 Online organic chemistry practice exam with 50 questions similar to a traditional full-year organic chemistry exam Analytical Chemistry ANPO $10.00 Online analytical chemistry practice exam with 50 questions similar to a traditional analytical exam.
Product Description.
The online practice exam is designed to provide more information than simply “how am I doing on this material?” After each question, you are asked to rate how much mental effort it took you to accomplish that last question. You rate this on a 5-point scale from not much at all to a large amount of effort.
The Examinations Institute developed this method using paper-and-pencil first and then moved it to an online environment. It is designed to compliment the use of the study guide which can be used in a more tutorial mode. The key is that you need to approach the practice exam as if it were an actual exam – not trying to look up answers you don’t know right away, but rather practice answering the questions just like you would during the test itself. In addition, you need to try to make your best judgement on how hard you think each item is. Students who use the practice exam in this way reported it as quite helpful during our development of this new tool.
Practice exam report.
Once you take your practice exam, you will receive a report providing you with a score in each category corresponding to the topic areas in the study guide. In addition to this, you will also receive an average score of your mental effort corresponding to the same topic areas. Together these can provide you a more comprehensive picture of your understanding and how you may want to target your further studies to prepare for your ACS exam. With a final exam looming, many students find this extra information helps them organize where to invest their study time.