Leveraging Cognitive Resources to Investigate the Impact of Molecular Orientation on Students' Activation of Symmetry Resources

Autor/inn/en	Crandell, Olivia M.; Pazicni, Samuel
Titel	Leveraging Cognitive Resources to Investigate the Impact of Molecular Orientation on Students' Activation of Symmetry Resources
Quelle	In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 24 (2023) 1, S.353-368 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Crandell, Olivia M.) ORCID (Pazicni, Samuel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Science Process Skills; Cognitive Processes; Scientific Concepts; Inorganic Chemistry; College Science; Undergraduate Students; Knowledge Level; Molecular Structure; Prompting + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Anorganische Chemie; Wissensbasis; Benutzerführung
Abstract	This study investigates students' cognitive resources for identifying symmetry elements using survey data collected from 39 inorganic chemistry students from twelve undergraduate inorganic classes at universities across the United States. We propose a framework that leverages students' knowledge of symmetry elements as a manifold of cognitive resources that can be productive or unproductive in certain contexts. This cognitive resources framework was paired with an asset-based perspective to advance work in this area beyond a deficit-framed study of ''correctness''. Herein, we present findings from a qualitative analysis of the rotation and reflection symmetry elements activated for students by four select molecules. Each molecule was presented in two different static orientations to determine the impact of orientation on students' cognitive resource activation. Our findings suggest that the orientation of static molecular images impacts the types of resources activated for students. Additionally, this study serves as an example for how to advance assessment of this topic beyond a binary approach (i.e. correct or incorrect). (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01