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Nurrenbern, Susan C.; Pickering, Miles – Journal of Chemical Education, 1987
Reports on a study into the relationship between a student's ability to solve problems in chemistry and his/her understanding of molecular concepts. Argues that teaching students to solve problems about chemistry is not equivalent to teaching about the nature of matter. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching
Nakhleh, Mary B.; Krajcik, Joseph S. – 1991
Within high school chemistry the topic of acids, bases, and pH is particularly challenging because robust understanding of the topic depends heavily on the student possessing deep concepts of atoms, molecules, ions, and chemical reactions. Since knowledge is acquired and stored in a dynamic structure, it was investigated in this study how…
Descriptors: Acids, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability