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Publication Date: 2021
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A Novel Modelling Process in Chemistry: Merging Biological and Mathematical Perspectives to Develop Modelling Competences
Lang, Vanessa; Eckert, Christine; Perels, Franziska; Kay, Christopher W. M.; Seibert, Johann
Education Sciences, v11 Article 611 2021
Models are essential in science and therefore in scientific literacy. Therefore, pupils need to attain competency in the appropriate use of models. This so-called model--methodical competence distinguishes between model competence (the conceptual part) and modelling competence (the procedural part), wherefrom a definition follows a general overview of the concept of models in this article. Based on this, modelling processes enable the promotion of the modelling competence. In this context, two established approaches mainly applied in other disciplines (biology and mathematics) and a survey among chemistry teachers and employees of chemistry education departments (N = 98) form the starting point for developing a chemistry modelling process. The article concludes with a description of the developed modelling process, which by its design, provides an opportunity to develop students' modelling competence.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Biology, Science Instruction, Scientific Literacy, Models, Mathematical Models, Teacher Surveys, Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Competence, College Faculty, Teaching Methods
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