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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
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Kavak, Nusret – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
Learning the symbolic language of chemistry is a difficult task that can be frustrating for students. This article introduces a game, ChemOkey, that can help students learn the names and symbols of common ions and their compounds in a fun environment. ChemOkey, a game similar to Rummikub, is played with a set of 106 plastic or wooden tiles. The…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Familiarity, Symbolic Language, Science Instruction
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Lakomski, Gabriele – Australian Journal of Education, 2007
The purpose of this article is twofold. The first objective is to update the traditional craft of education by revising the folk theory of mind that underpins such traditions. This is necessary if we are to develop a new learning science as the cornerstone for the renewal of the education enterprise. The second objective is to highlight the need…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Theory of Mind, Science Instruction, Educational Change
SMITH, M. DANIEL – 1964
THIS IS A STUDY OF AUTOINSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMING IN WHICH THE LINEAR FORMAT REQUIRES SYMBOLIC, NONVERBAL RESPONSES. THE NONVERBAL RESPONSES ARE A SEQUENCE OF TASKS. THE NONVERBAL MATERIAL CONSISTED OF GRAPHIC AND SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATIONS OF VECTORS. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING BETWEEN GROUPS USING VERBAL AND NONVERBAL PRESENTATIONS OF…
Descriptors: Branching, Constructed Response, Mathematics Instruction, Nonverbal Learning
Aldridge, Bill G. – Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, 1994
Provides a categorization of the processes and products of science and discusses the need for science educators to provide quantitative and symbolic understandings of science using the mathematical ideas of symbols, proportions and scaling, and axiomatic methods of inductive and deductive proof. (MKR)
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Proof (Mathematics), Ratios (Mathematics), Science Education
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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
Marquis, Carol; And Others – 1979
Intended to help elementary and secondary students develop a global perspective, this manual contains ready-to-use lessons and activities dealing with the concept of communication. The materials can be used in individual courses in the social studies, language arts, and science, or in interdisciplinary courses. The activities in part 1 deal with…
Descriptors: Athletics, Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Teaching, Dialects