Using Computational Chemistry Activities To Promote Learning and Retention in a Secondary School General Chemistry Setting

• Autores: Joseph W. Ochterski
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 91, Nº 6, 2014, págs. 817-822
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article describes the results of using state-of-the-art, research-quality software as a learning tool in a general chemistry secondary school classroom setting. I present three activities designed to introduce fundamental chemical concepts regarding molecular shape and atomic orbitals to students with little background in chemistry, such as one might find in a secondary school or first-year college chemistry course for nonmajors. Pilot studies employing the Shapes of Molecules and Atomic Orbitals activities demonstrate that students learn and retain key concepts.