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
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Science > Study and teaching.; Teachers > Training of.; Chemistry/Food Science, general.; Teacher Education.; Science Education.; Learning & Instruction.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70989-3

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:

• Introduction
• 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.