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Development and application of suitable criteria for the evaluation of chemical representations in school textbooks

Gkitzia, Vasiliki, Salta, Katerina, Tzougraki, Chryssa·2011·Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.
DOI 10.1039/c1rp90003j
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Abstract

The study of Chemistry deals essentially with three types of chemical representations: macro, submicro, and symbolic. Research has consistently shown that students experience difficulties in understanding and interpreting the representations, in making translations between different types of representations, and in constructing them. In this study, we conducted a detailed review of existing presuppositions that define what Chemical Representations are to be included in school textbooks for the purpose of enhancing the student’s understanding of Chemistry. We then conducted a detailed analysis of the Chemical Representations included in five Chemistry textbooks. The detailed analysis revealed five criteria for the evaluation of chemical representation used in school textbooks. These criteria (C1-C5) are: (C1) the type of the representation; (C2) the interpretation of the surface features; (C3) their relationship to the text; (C4) the existence and the properties of a caption; (C5) the degree of correlation between the components comprising a multiple representation. The utility of the proposed criteria was then checked against a 10th-grade Greek chemistry textbook. The five criteria cover the basic elements required for a better utilization of chemical representations in the understanding of Chemistry. The five criteria can also be used for the analysis of existing school textbooks and as an authoring tool in designing new Chemistry textbooks.

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Authors
Gkitzia, V., Salta, K., & Tzougraki, C.
ORCID
Tzougraki, Chryssa
Venue
Chem. Educ. Res. Pract.
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Published
2011
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
5-14
ISSN
  • 1109-4028 (ISSN-L)
  • 1756-1108
DOI
10.1039/c1rp90003j
OpenAlex
W2171173842
Cited by
116
References
57
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FWCI
15.39
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Chemistry Education Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Social Sciences › Education › Chemistry Education and Research
  • Social Sciences › Education › Various Chemistry Research Topics
Keywords
chemical representation, evaluation criteria, multiple representations, representation translation, textbook analysis, textbook authoring, chemistry education

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