Misconceptions in Chemistry Addressing Perceptions in Chemical Education /

• Main Authors: Barke, Hans-Dieter (Author), Hazari, Al (Author), Yitbarek, Sileshi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Science.; Science education.; Teaching.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.; Science, general.; Teaching and Teacher Education.; Science Education.; Learning & Instruction.

Over the last decades several researchers discovered that children, pupils and even young adults develop their own understanding of "how nature really works". These pre-concepts concerning combustion, gases or conservation of mass are brought into lectures and teachers have to diagnose and...

Table of Contents:

• Perceptions of Ancient Scientists
• Students’ Misconceptions and How to Overcome Them
• Substances and Properties
• Particle Concept of Matter
• Structure–Property Relationships
• Chemical Equilibrium
• Acid–Base Reactions
• Redox Reactions
• Complex Reactions
• Energy.