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1. 1. What models and representations do Swedish upper secondary school teachers use in their teaching about the atom?

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

   Author : Elisabeth Netzell; [2016]
   Keywords : Physics education; chemistry education; atomic models; representation forms; atomic concepts; mental models; alternative conceptions; science teaching; student understanding;

   Abstract : This report presents the results from a survey study on Swedish upper secondary school physics andchemistry teachers’ use of models and representations in teaching the atom. The study builds upon an earlier systematic international literature review on the role of models and representations in the teaching, learning and understanding of the atom. READ MORE

3. 2. Using models and representations in learning and teaching about the atom : A systematic literature review

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Elisabeth Netzell; [2015]
   Keywords : Physics education; chemistry education; models; representations; atom; atomic concepts; mental models; alternative conceptions; teaching; student understanding;

   Abstract : This study is a systematic literature review on the role of models and representations in the teaching, learning and understanding of the atom and atomic concepts. The aim of the study is to investigate the role of different visual representations, what models and representations are used in the science classroom, how learners interpret different external representations of the atom, what mental models students construct, and how the representations can be used and designed for meaningful learning and teaching of the atom and atomic concepts. READ MORE