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Salvatore G. Garofalo – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2025
The initial learning experience is a critical opportunity to support conceptual understanding of abstract STEM concepts. Although hands-on activities and physical three-dimensional models are beneficial, they are seldom utilized and are replaced increasingly by digital simulations and laboratory exercises presented on touchscreen tablet computers.…
Descriptors: High School Freshmen, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Molecular Structure
Matovu, Henry; Won, Mihye; Treagust, David Franklin; Ungu, Dewi Ayu Kencana; Mocerino, Mauro; Tsai, Chin-Chung; Tasker, Roy – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
In recent years, chemistry educators are increasingly adopting immersive virtual reality (IVR) technology to help learners visualise molecular interactions. However, educational studies on IVR mostly investigated its usability and user perceptions leaving out its impact on improving conceptual understanding. If they evaluated students' knowledge…
Descriptors: Science Education, Chemistry, Computer Simulation, Undergraduate Students
Agrawal, Swati; Austin, Shane – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
We present here two accessible ways for enhanced understanding of complex biological structures and their function in undergraduate Biology and Biochemistry classrooms. These methods can be applied for in-class instruction as well as for remote lessons, as they are cheap, easily available and easy to implement. LEGO® bricks and MERGE CUBE based…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Biochemistry, Biology
Craig, Paul A. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2020
Biochemistry is about structure and function, but it is also about data and this is where computers come in. From my time as a graduate student and post doc, whenever I encountered data I thought, "I can work this up by hand, but I think a computer could do a better job." Since that time, I have been working at the interface of…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Education, Computation, Computer Simulation
Melanie B. Berkmen; Melisa Balla; Mikayla T. Cavanaugh; Isabel N. Smith; Misael Eduardo Flores-Artica; Abby M. Thornhill; Julia C. Lockart; Celeste N. Peterson – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2025
Biochemistry and molecular biology students are asked to understand and analyze the structures of small molecules and complex three-dimensional (3D) macromolecules. However, most tools to help students learn molecular visualization skills are limited to two-dimensional (2D) images on screens and in textbooks. The virtual reality (VR) App Nanome,…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Simulation, Computer Oriented Programs, Science Instruction
Mathayas, Nitasha; Brown, David E.; Lindgren, Robb – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2021
Constructing causal mechanistic explanations of observable phenomena is a key science practice that is often challenging for students as most mechanisms involve interactions of unobservable entities and activities. In this study, we examined how gesturing with a computer simulation that depicts the molecular mechanism of thermal conduction…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Nonverbal Communication, Middle School Students, Cues
Lau, Poh Nguk; Chan, Wen Loong; Li, Yuxuan – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
As part of COVID-19 preparedness, a student-developed, Android-based app was used as a pre-laboratory learning aid for a molecular modeling laboratory in a first-year general chemistry course. A worksheet activity with trigger codes and questions related to spatial features of transition metal complexes was designed. Using the Transition Metal…
Descriptors: Visualization, Computer Oriented Programs, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Structure
Student Perceptions Using Augmented Reality and 3D Visualization Technologies in Chemistry Education
Abdinejad, Maryam; Talaie, Borzu; Qorbani, Hossain S.; Dalili, Shadi – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021
Visualizing molecular conformations and complex compound structures and chemical transformations in 3D is one of the most difficult tasks for undergraduate chemistry students. Modern computational technologies have revolutionized every aspect of our lives, including education. As a result, many researchers and educators are working on enhancing…
Descriptors: Visualization, Molecular Structure, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Rau, Martina A.; Herder, Tiffany – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
Abundant prior research has compared effects of physical and virtual manipulatives on students' conceptual learning. However, most prior research has been based on conceptual salience theory; that is, it has explained mode effects by the manipulative's capability to draw students' attention to conceptually relevant (visual or haptic) features.…
Descriptors: Manipulative Materials, Schemata (Cognition), Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts
Hameedur Rahman; Samiya Abdul Wahid; Faizan Ahmad; Numan Ali – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Virtual classrooms based on the metaverse or virtual reality are useful and effective for imparting basic chemistry concepts. Interactive and immersive environments can effectively teach fundamental chemistry concepts, such as chemical bonding and formulas, thereby making these otherwise abstract and intangible ideas more accessible and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Game Based Learning, Computer Simulation
Schwedler, Stefanie; Kaldewey, Marvin – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
Research in the past decades repeatedly revealed university students' struggles to properly understand physical chemistry concepts. In contrast to school, tertiary teaching relies heavily on the symbolic level, mainly applying abstract representations such as equations and diagrams. To follow the lessons and generate conceptual understanding,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, College Freshmen, Foreign Countries
Byukusenge, Céline; Nsanganwimana, Florien; Tarmo, Albert Paulo – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2023
Some science subjects are often perceived to be difficult and boring by students due to their nature and the way they are taught. This study sought to check the effectiveness of the technology-enhanced instruction method with comprehensive use of virtual labs and animations in teaching nerve cells' (neurons and glial cells) structures and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Knowledge Level, Scientific Literacy
Fombona-Pascual, Alba; Fombona, Javier; Vazquez-Cano, Esteban – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2022
Atomic/molecular visualization for human sight is usually generated by a software that reproduces a 3D reality on a 2D screen. Although Virtual Reality (VR) software was originally developed for the gaming industry, now it is used in academia for chemistry teaching. This work reviews the scientific literature on 3D visualization in stereoscopic…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Research, Molecular Structure
Guspatni, Guspatni – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2021
Student-generated drawings are known to be effective in building and revealing students' conceptions of chemistry. Some chemistry concepts, moreover, include changes and processes that cannot be merely represented by static drawings. Computer-based animations are needed to represent the dynamics. In this study, 25 chemistry student teachers, who…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Freehand Drawing, Animation, Computer Simulation
Safadel, Parviz; White, David – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2019
Spatial understanding of molecules in molecular biology provides a better understanding of molecules in isolation and relation to their next elements. Augmented reality (AR) has recently been developed as a computer interface that enables the users to see the real world with virtual objects superimposed on it. We report a method that shows the use…
Descriptors: Molecular Biology, College Students, Science Instruction, Computer Interfaces