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Improving the Understanding of Chemistry by Using the Right Words: A Clear-Cut Strategy to Avoid Misconceptions When Talking about Elements, Atoms, and Molecules
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Miguel Reina; Herve´ This; Antonio Reina – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
A language is a system of communication, consisting of a set of sounds or written symbols that enable people to communicate. In chemistry, a particular language is required in order to represent the phenomenological world by means of symbols. Choosing the right words and knowing the precise definitions for chemical concepts is needed for avoiding…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Language Usage, Misconceptions, Scientific Concepts
Students' Interpretations of Mechanistic Language in Organic Chemistry before Learning Reactions
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Galloway, Kelli R.; Stoyanovich, Carlee; Flynn, Alison B. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2017
Research on mechanistic thinking in organic chemistry has shown that students attribute little meaning to the electron-pushing (i.e., curved arrow) formalism. At the University of Ottawa, a new curriculum has been developed in which students are taught the electron-pushing formalism prior to instruction on specific reactions--this formalism is…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Student Reaction, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Atomic Term Symbols by Group Representation Methods.
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Chen, Jyh-Horung – Journal of Chemical Education, 1989
Described is a method that can be used to obtain molecular or atomic term symbols. Several examples accompany an explanation of the method. (CW)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemical Nomenclature, Chemistry, College Science