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Patron, Emelie; Linder, Cedric; Wikman, Susanne – Science Education, 2021
Since visual representations play a particularly important role in the teaching and learning of chemistry, the exploration described in this article focuses on them. This is an explorative study of the qualitatively different ways that visual representations can be unpacked by Swedish upper secondary school chemistry teachers dealing with…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Visual Aids, Molecular Structure
Danckwardt-Lillieström, Kerstin; Andrée, Maria; Enghag, Margareta – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Getting students to understand the particulate nature of matter is a major challenge for chemistry education. In upper secondary school students commonly struggle to distinguish between intra- and intermolecular bonding and analyse chemical bonding in terms of electronegativity. In this study, we explore how creative drama may be used in chemistry…
Descriptors: Drama, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science
Manneh, Ilana A.; Rundgren, Carl-Johan; Hamza, Karim M.; Eriksson, Lars – International Journal of Science Education, 2018
In this study, we explore the issues and challenges involved in supporting students' learning to discern relevant and critical aspects of determining oxidation states of atoms in complex molecules. We present a detailed case of an interaction between three students and a tutor during a problem-solving class, using the analytical tool of practical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Science, Science Education
Haglund, Jesper; Andersson, Staffan; Elmgren, Maja – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2015
Thermodynamics, and in particular entropy, has been found to be challenging for students, not least due to its abstract character. Comparisons with more familiar and concrete domains, by means of analogy and metaphor, are commonly used in thermodynamics teaching, in particular the metaphor "entropy is disorder." However, this particular…
Descriptors: Thermodynamics, Scientific Concepts, Chemical Engineering, Concept Formation
Bergqvist, Anna; Drechsler, Michal; Chang Rundgren, Shu-Nu – International Journal of Science Education, 2016
Researchers have shown a growing interest in science teachers' professional knowledge in recent decades. The article focuses on how chemistry teachers impart chemical bonding, one of the most important topics covered in upper secondary school chemistry courses. Chemical bonding is primarily taught using models, which are key for understanding…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Models, Molecular Structure, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Bergqvist, Anna; Chang Rundgren, Shu-Nu – Research in Science & Technological Education, 2017
Background: Textbooks are integral tools for teachers' lessons. Several researchers observed that school teachers rely heavily on textbooks as informational sources when planning lessons. Moreover, textbooks are an important resource for developing students' knowledge as they contain various representations that influence students' learning.…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Chemistry, Scientific Concepts
Representations of Chemical Bonding Models in School Textbooks--Help or Hindrance for Understanding?
Bergqvist, Anna; Drechsler, Michal; De Jong, Onno; Rundgren, Shu-Nu Chang – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
Models play an important and central role in science as well as in science education. Chemical bonding is one of the most important topics in upper secondary school chemistry, and this topic is dominated by the use of models. In the past decade, research has shown that chemical bonding is a topic that students find difficult, and therefore, a wide…
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbook Research, Content Analysis, Molecular Structure
Höst, Gunnar E.; Anward, Jan – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
Learning to talk science is an important aspect of learning to do science. Given that scientists' language frequently includes intentions and purposes in explanations of unobservable objects and events, teachers must interpret whether learners' use of such language reflects a scientific understanding or inaccurate anthropomorphism and teleology.…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Science Instruction, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Attitudes
Micklavzina, Stanley; Almqvist, Monica; Sörensen, Stacey L. – Physics Education, 2014
Stanley Micklavzina, a US physics educator on sabbatical, teams up with a Swedish national research laboratory, a synchrotron radiation experimental group and a university science centre to develop and create educational and public outreach projects. Descriptions of the physics, science centre displays and public demonstrations covering the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Laboratories, Radiation, Molecular Structure
Broman, Karolina; Parchmann, Ilka – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2014
Context-based learning approaches have been implemented in school science over the last 40 years as a way to enhance students' interest in, as well as learning outcomes from, science. Contexts are used to connect science with the students' lives and to provide a frame in which concepts can be learned and applied on a…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts
Schönborn, Konrad J.; Höst, Gunnar E.; Palmerius, Karljohan E. Lundin; Flint, Jennifer – International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014
The advent of nanoscientific applications in modern life is swiftly in progress. Nanoscale innovation comes with the pressing need to provide citizens and learners with scientific knowledge for judging the societal impact of nanotechnology. In rising to the challenge, this paper reports the developmental phase of a research agenda concerned with…
Descriptors: Technology, Molecular Structure, Teaching Methods, Spatial Ability
Bruun, E.; Nielsen, I. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
Nanotechnology is having an increasing impact on university curricula in electrical engineering and in physics. Major influencers affecting developments in university programmes related to nanoelectronics are discussed and a model for university programme development is described. The model takes into account that nanotechnology affects not only…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Physics, College Science, College Curriculum
Bivall, Petter; Ainsworth, Shaaron; Tibell, Lena A. E. – Science Education, 2011
This study explored whether adding a haptic interface (that provides users with somatosensory information about virtual objects by force and tactile feedback) to a three-dimensional (3D) chemical model enhanced students' understanding of complex molecular interactions. Two modes of the model were compared in a between-groups pre- and posttest…
Descriptors: Molecular Structure, Science Instruction, Tactual Perception, Educational Technology
Bolton, Kim; Saalman, Elisabeth; Christie, Michael; Ingerman, Ake; Linder, Cedric – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2008
The publicly available free computer program, "SimChemistry," was used as an active learning tool in the chemical engineering curriculum at the University College of Boras, Sweden. The activity involved students writing their own simulation programs on topics in the area of molecular structure and interactions. Evaluation of the learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Experience, Chemical Engineering, Science Curriculum