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Development of Problem-Solving Skills Supported by Metacognitive Scaffolding: Insights from Students' Written Work
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Kimberly Vo; Mahbub Sarkar; Paul J. White; Elizabeth Yuriev – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2024
Despite problem solving being a core skill in chemistry, students often struggle to solve chemistry problems. This difficulty may arise from students trying to solve problems through memorising algorithms. Goldilocks Help serves as a problem-solving scaffold that supports students through structured problem solving and its elements, such as…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Chemistry, Science Instruction
The Efficacy of Instruction in Application of Mole Ratios and Submicro- and Macro-Scopic Equivalent Forms of the Mole within the Unit Factor Method
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Stott, Angela Elisabeth – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2023
The unit factor method, a generic strategy for solving any proportion-related problem, is known to be effective at reducing cognitive load through unit-cancellation providing step-by-step guidance. However, concerns have been raised that it can be applied mindlessly. This primarily quantitative prepost study investigates the efficacy of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods