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Research: Science and Education
Effect of Experience on Retention and Elimination of Misconceptions about Molecular Structure and Bonding
James P. Birk
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287

Martha J. Kurtz
Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926

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January 1999
Vol. 76 No. 1
p. 124
Abstract
A test designed to uncover misconceptions in molecular structure and bonding was administered to students from high school through graduate school and to some college faculty. The test consisted of two-tiered questions that revealed understanding at both a recall/algorithmic level and a conceptual level. Both levels of understanding required many years of study to develop, but conceptual understanding always lagged behind recall. A number of misconceptions were identified. The study also tracked the disappearance of these misconceptions over a time span of 10 years of student experience, along with the development of accepted conceptions.
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*  Citation
 Birk, James P.; Kurtz , Martha J. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 124.
*  Keywords
 Chemical Education Research; Molecular Properties / Structure; Bonding Theory; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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Last Updated:		 June 15, 1999
June 22, 2005
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