Using Games to Build and Improve 10th Grade Students' Understanding of the Concept of Chemical Bonding and the Representation of Molecules

Autor/inn/en	Molvinger, Karine; Lautier, Gaëtan; Ayral, Rose-Marie
Titel	Using Games to Build and Improve 10th Grade Students' Understanding of the Concept of Chemical Bonding and the Representation of Molecules
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 98 (2021) 2, S.319-329 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Molvinger, Karine)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
Schlagwörter	Science Instruction; Grade 10; Secondary School Science; Teaching Methods; Educational Games; Chemistry; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Molecular Structure; Foreign Countries; High School Students; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Educational game; Lernspiel; Chemie; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Ausland; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Frankreich
Abstract	This article focuses on the case study of the concept of covalent bonding for 10th grade pupils in France. On the basis of their conceptions and difficulties, didactical engineering has been established that should lead to an improvement in the understanding of this concept. After analyzing the pupils' difficulties, we reflected on the construction of the concept of bonding as it is introduced in 10th grade. We argue that the use of several semiotic registers can promote the assimilation of the concept of covalent bonding. The results show that an approach based on learning games allows pupils to take an active part in the construction of the covalent bonding concept and that the stability of this construction depends greatly on the semiotic registers mobilized. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01