The More Explicit, the Better? How the Indication of Electron Lone Pairs Affects Students’ Consideration of Resonance in Organic Chemistry
Irina Braun,
Nicole Graulich
Abstract:Proficiency in decoding and interpreting representations plays a critical role in learning in Organic Chemistry. However, abundant research within and beyond chemistry education suggests that learners tend to focus their attention on surface features and struggle to discern and use relevant features in solving tasks. With regard to the resonance concept, it has been shown that learners have difficulties in identifying the possibility of electron delocalization in molecular structures, eventually resulting in a… Show more
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