Comparison of the Scores of Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry in Freshperson of Preliminary Course in Year 2000 According to the Selection of the Chemistry in the College Scholastic Ability Test

Huh, Sun

Abstract

Is it necessary to open the course "general chemistry" to help freshperson to complete courses of organic chemistry and physical chemistry in the preliminary course of College of Medicine, Hallym University? As a basic step to answer this question, the records of the organic chemistry and physical chemistry were compared according to "chemistry" selection at the College Scholastic Ability Test in the freshperson of College of Medicine, Hallym University in the year 2000. There was a significant difference of the records of organic chemistry between chemistry selecting group and chemistry non-selecting group that selected physics, biology and earth science. There was a no significant difference between chemistry selecting female and non-selecting female, although there was a significant difference between chemistry selecting male and non-selecting female. As for physical chemistry, the records of selecting chemistry group were higher than those of the non-selecting group. There was a significant difference between non-chemistry selecting male and chemistry selecting male and female while a no significant difference between non-chemistry selecting male and non-chemistry selecting female. However, records of non-chemistry selecting female showed no significant difference with chemistry selecting male and female. This result means that difference of records is not dependent on the chemistry selecting but dependent on the sexual difference. Therefore, the opening of "general chemistry" as preliminary course for organic chemistry and physical chemistry cannot be essential. The attitude on the learning and incentive might be more important factors for the completion of the courses of organic chemistry and physical chemistry.