Chemometrics is the application of descriptive and predictive tools to solve problems in chemistry. These tools are often applied to large and complex data sets in order to learn something about the properties of chemical systems or the way these systems interact.

These are very useful in for example predicting the properties of new materials such as better drugs or catalysts, or in assisting lecturers in determining how students learn and where misconceptions may be present. These analyses are often highly complex since these data usually involving many interconnected variables.

Chemical education is concerned with several aspects of teaching and learning chemistry. These studies allow us to better understand how students learn chemistry, why some students struggle and therefore how best improve student performance by using appropriate teaching and assessment methods.Mrs Sewry is the person to contact for further information.

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