Improving student success in chemistry through cognitive science

IF 1.8 3区 化学 Q1 HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JudithAnn R. Hartman, Eric A. Nelson, Paul A. Kirschner
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Chemistry educator Alex H. Johnstone is perhaps best known for his insight that chemistry is best explained using macroscopic, submicroscopic, and symbolic perspectives. But in his writings, he stressed a broader thesis, namely that teaching should be guided by scientific research on how the brain learns: cognitive science. Since Johnstone’s retirement, science’s understanding of learning has progressed rapidly. A surprising discovery has been when solving chemistry problems of any complexity, reasoning does not work: students must apply very-well-memorized facts and algorithms. Following Johnstone’s advice, we review recent discoveries of cognitive science research. Instructional strategies are recommended that cognitive studies have shown help students learn chemistry.

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通过认知科学提高学生在化学方面的成功
化学教育家亚历克斯·h·约翰斯通(Alex H. Johnstone)最为人所知的见解是,用宏观、亚微观和符号的视角来解释化学是最好的。但在他的著作中,他强调了一个更广泛的论点,即教学应该以关于大脑如何学习的科学研究为指导:认知科学。自约翰斯通退休以来,科学对学习的理解取得了迅速的进展。一个令人惊讶的发现是,在解决任何复杂的化学问题时,推理都不起作用:学生必须运用记忆非常好的事实和算法。遵循约翰斯通的建议,我们回顾了认知科学研究的最新发现。认知研究表明,教学策略可以帮助学生学习化学。
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Foundations of Chemistry
Foundations of Chemistry HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE-
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期刊介绍: Foundations of Chemistry is an international journal which seeks to provide an interdisciplinary forum where chemists, biochemists, philosophers, historians, educators and sociologists with an interest in foundational issues can discuss conceptual and fundamental issues which relate to the `central science'' of chemistry. Such issues include the autonomous role of chemistry between physics and biology and the question of the reduction of chemistry to quantum mechanics. The journal will publish peer-reviewed academic articles on a wide range of subdisciplines, among others: chemical models, chemical language, metaphors, and theoretical terms; chemical evolution and artificial self-replication; industrial application, environmental concern, and the social and ethical aspects of chemistry''s professionalism; the nature of modeling and the role of instrumentation in chemistry; institutional studies and the nature of explanation in the chemical sciences; theoretical chemistry, molecular structure and chaos; the issue of realism; molecular biology, bio-inorganic chemistry; historical studies on ancient chemistry, medieval chemistry and alchemy; philosophical and historical articles; and material of a didactic nature relating to all topics in the chemical sciences. Foundations of Chemistry plans to feature special issues devoted to particular themes, and will contain book reviews and discussion notes. Audience: chemists, biochemists, philosophers, historians, chemical educators, sociologists, and other scientists with an interest in the foundational issues of science.
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