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Dr. Ozcan Gulacar
Chemistry Education/General Chemistry

 

about me

ozcan gulacarI am an assistant professor in the Chemistry Department at Southern Connecticut State University. My interests include the difficulties encountered while solving chemistry problems and their origins, learning theories, conceptual changes in chemistry, influence of general chemistry laboratories and technology on students? understanding of chemistry concepts in large and small classrooms, and the effect of understanding of the particle nature of matter on the comprehension of the properties of matter and macroscopic phenomena. My teaching responsibilities include general chemistry and chemistry for non-science majors.

 

 

contact me

Office: Jennings Hall 315
E-mail: gulacaro1@southernct.edu
Phone: (203) 392-5018
Fax: (203) 392-6396
 
 

education

Ph.D. in Science Education --- Western Michigan University
M.S. in Physical Chemistry --- National University of Mongolia
B.A. in Chemistry Education --- Uludag University 

 

Experience

Six years of high school chemistry teacher experience at several high schools in Mongolia and two years visiting assistant professor experience at the Purdue University North Central, Ind. 

 

Professional Interests

Using qualitative and quantitative research methods to understand how students learn general chemistry topics and find out the causes of the difficulties which students have while learning chemistry and applying it in problems. It is imperative to know how students learn chemistry in order to make instructional interventions more effective and fruitful. 
 

Student Services

Faculty adviser to the pre-pharmacy and secondary education with the concentration in chemistry students.
 

cOURSES 

CHE 120  General Chemistry I 
CHE 121  General Chemistry II 
CHE 100  Challenge of Chemistry

 

syllabi

CHE 100 Challenge of Chemistry (opens NCATE version as a PDF file)