The effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts
Students’ misconceptions in science can lead to a range of learning difficulties if the teacher does not choose the appropriate teaching strategies to reduce their frequency. In this paper, 13–14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding structure and states of matter, pure substances, and mixture...
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| description | Students’ misconceptions in science can lead to a range of learning difficulties if the teacher does not choose the appropriate teaching strategies to reduce their frequency. In this paper, 13–14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding structure and states of matter, pure substances, and mixtures are explored. The teaching strategy with E-learning material was applied to examine its effects on the frequency of misconceptions. The research was conducted in urban schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina with 7th- and 8th-grade students. Findings pointed to the misconceptions originating in transferring the macroscopic observations into the submicroscopic level and in misinterpretation of the size of particles. Students who used E-learning material at school mostly had lower percentages of misconceptions in comparison to students from the control group and students who accessed the same E-learning material from their home. This indicates that the E-learning strategy could have promising results if applied more extensively at schools. This study aims to direct teachers’ attention toward applying E-learning in chemistry teaching, for students to gain scientifically accepted knowledge and to reduce the occurrence of misconceptions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e3f20c48ec94a4399965edbe0da07e92023-06-09T10:42:11ZengSerbian Chemical SocietyJournal of the Serbian Chemical Society0352-51391820-74212023-01-0188445146510.2298/JSC220704092N0352-51392200092NThe effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical conceptsNuić Ines0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7508-7639Glažar Saša A.1Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaFaculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaStudents’ misconceptions in science can lead to a range of learning difficulties if the teacher does not choose the appropriate teaching strategies to reduce their frequency. In this paper, 13–14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding structure and states of matter, pure substances, and mixtures are explored. The teaching strategy with E-learning material was applied to examine its effects on the frequency of misconceptions. The research was conducted in urban schools in Bosnia and Herzegovina with 7th- and 8th-grade students. Findings pointed to the misconceptions originating in transferring the macroscopic observations into the submicroscopic level and in misinterpretation of the size of particles. Students who used E-learning material at school mostly had lower percentages of misconceptions in comparison to students from the control group and students who accessed the same E-learning material from their home. This indicates that the E-learning strategy could have promising results if applied more extensively at schools. This study aims to direct teachers’ attention toward applying E-learning in chemistry teaching, for students to gain scientifically accepted knowledge and to reduce the occurrence of misconceptions.https://doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0352-5139/2023/0352-51392200092N.pdfstructure of matterpure substancesmixturesmisconceptionse-learning material |
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| title | The effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts |
| title_full | The effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts |
| title_fullStr | The effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts |
| title_short | The effects of E-learning units on 13-14-year-old students’ misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts |
| title_sort | effects of e learning units on 13 14 year old students misconceptions regarding some elementary chemical concepts |
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