Students' Misunderstandings and Misconceptions in College Freshman Chemistry (General and Organic).

Zoller, Uri

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Publication Date: 1990

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Students' Misunderstandings and Misconceptions in College Freshman Chemistry (General and Organic).

Zoller, Uri

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v27 n10 p1053-65 Dec 1990

Selective illustrative examples of students' learning difficulties and misconceptions in first-year general and organic chemistry are presented in the students' terms, followed by strategies the author uses to overcome the difficulties. Suggests that student misconceptions in first-year chemistry are not interrelated logically and are not prone to the general concept mapping approach. (Author/PR)

Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, College Science, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Concept Teaching, Higher Education, Misconceptions, Organic Chemistry, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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