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Miranda, Ana Carolina Gomes; Pazinato, Maurícius Selvero – Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2023
The focus of the present study is the learning processes of concepts related to hydrogen bonds, which were developed using a didactic sequence (DS). Based on the perspective of Imre Lakatos, it was observed whether the explanatory models created by upper-secondary students form progressive transition sequences, which are similar to what Lakatos,…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Theories, Evaluation, Models
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Magana, Alejandra J.; Brophy, Sean P.; Bryan, Lynn A. – International Journal of Science Education, 2012
Size and scale cognition is a critical ability associated with reasoning with concepts in different disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. As such, researchers and educators have identified the need for young learners and their educators to become scale-literate. Informed by developmental psychology literature and recent…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Models, STEM Education
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Newland, Robert J.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1988
Reviews four organic chemistry computer programs and three books. Software includes: (1) NMR Simulator 7--for IBM or Macintosh, (2) Nucleic Acid Structure and Synthesis--for IBM, (3) Molecular Design Editor--for Apple II, and (4) Synthetic Adventure--for Apple II and IBM. Book topics include physical chemistry, polymer pioneers, and the basics of…
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemistry, College Science, Computer Software