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MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS IN CHEMICAL EDUCATION
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| By: |
Professor John K. Gilbert (Editor), David Treagust (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£159.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
140208871X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781402088711 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2008 |
| Edition: |
2009 ed. |
| Series: |
Models and Modeling in Science Education 4 |
| Pages: |
367 |
| Description: |
This book brings together the work of leading chemistry educators who are researching the triplet relationship at secondary and university levels. It discusses the learning involved, the problems that students encounter, and successful approaches to teaching. |
| Synopsis: |
Chemistry seeks to provide qualitative and quantitative explanations for the observed behaviour of elements and their compounds. Doing so involves making use of three types of representation: the macro (the empirical properties of substances); the sub-micro (the natures of the entities giving rise to those properties); and the symbolic (the number of entities involved in any changes that take place). Although understanding this triplet relationship is a key aspect of chemical education, there is considerable evidence that students find great difficulty in achieving mastery of the ideas involved. In bringing together the work of leading chemistry educators who are researching the triplet relationship at the secondary and university levels, the book discusses the learning involved, the problems that students encounter, and successful approaches to teaching. Based on the reported research, the editors argue for a coherent model for understanding the triplet relationship in chemical education. |
| Illustrations: |
58 Illustrations, black and white; X, 367 p. 58 illus. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |