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Keywords
Chemistry--Study and teaching (Secondary); Computer animation;
Abstract
Understanding chemistry requires the ability to think at three different levels: submicrochemistry, macrochemistry, and representational chemistry. Students often have difficulty making connections among these three areas due to the abstract nature of many chemistry concepts. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how computer animations affected secondary students' understanding of the Crushing Can Demonstration. This investigation compared two groups of chemistry students at a large, suburban high school. The treatment group viewed the animation after seeing and discussing the crushing can demonstration, while the control group received the same instruction as the treatment group but did not see the animation. A posttest was administered to both groups. The results indicated that the treatment group had better understanding than the control group in all three levels. The benefits of computer animations appear to be great. Based on this and other studies, they should be used, in other concept areas of chemistry, to help increase understanding.
Year of Submission
2000
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Chemistry
First Advisor
Amy Phelps
Second Advisor
Michael Sanger
Third Advisor
Ira Simet
Date Original
2000
Object Description
1 PDF file (61 leaves)
Copyright
©2000 Resa Marie Kelly
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Kelly, Resa Marie, "The Effects of Computer Animations on Secondary Students’ Understanding of the Crushing Can Chemical Demonstration" (2000). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2147.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2147
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