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Uyulgan, Melis Arzu; Akkuzu, Nalan – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2016
The subject of molecular structures is one of the most important and complex subject in chemistry which a majority of the undergraduate students have difficulties to understand its concepts and characteristics correctly. To comprehend the molecular structures and their characteristics the students need to understand related subjects such as Lewis…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Molecular Structure, Chemistry, College Science
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Donaghy, Kelley J.; Saxton, Kathleen J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
A three-step active-learning approach is described to enhance the spatial abilities of general chemistry students with respect to three-dimensional molecular drawing and visualization. These activities are used in a medium-sized lecture hall with approximately 150 students in the first semester of the general chemistry course. The first activity…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Geometric Concepts, Misconceptions, Geometry
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Furio, C.; Calatayud, M. L.; Barcenas, S. L.; Padilla, O. M. – Science Education, 2000
Focuses on learning difficulties in procedural knowledge, and assesses the procedural difficulties of grade 12 and first- and third-year university students based on common sense reasoning in two areas of chemistry--chemical equilibrium and geometry, and polarity of molecules. (Contains 55 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Chemical Equilibrium, Chemistry, Constructivism (Learning), Epistemology