As a pedagogical approach, process oriented guided inquiry learning (POGIL) allows
students to socially construct knowledge through iterative cycles that include three steps …

We review literature on the teaching and learning of chemical kinetics at both the secondary
and tertiary levels. Our aim in doing so is to summarize research literature, synthesize …

Research on mechanistic thinking in organic chemistry has shown that students attribute
little meaning to the electron-pushing (ie, curved arrow) formalism. At the University of …

Atoms are considered entities that independently originate from human thought and
perception based on a materialist perspective. In terms of the scientific model concept …

Research in the past decades repeatedly revealed university students' struggles to properly
understand physical chemistry concepts. In contrast to school, tertiary teaching relies heavily …

Encouraging students to participate in collaborative discourse allows students to
constructively engage one another, share ideas, develop joint understanding of the course …

Recent science education reform efforts have emphasized scientific practices in addition to
scientific knowledge. Less work has been done at the tertiary level to consider students' …

Chemical reasoning takes many forms. The focus in this paper is on a reasoning process
that facilitates using experimental evidence to make connections between macroscopic and …

Pembelajaran yang utuh dan bermakna dapat tercapai jika adanya kesesuaian
pemahaman peserta didik dengan konsep ilmiah yang ada. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk …

Problem solving is a fundamental skill that chemistry graduates should possess, yet many
students have difficulties solving problems in chemistry. These difficulties may be either …