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Information, Textbooks, Media, Resources
Teaching with Technology
Students Using Chemistry Courseware - Insights from a Qualitative Study
Slavica Pavlinic, Anthony H. Wright, and Paul D. Buckley
Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Chemistry, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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February 2000
Vol. 77 No. 2
p. 231
Abstract
A qualitative research study employing stimulated recall interviewing explored student understanding in computer-aided instruction in first-year university chemistry. The study involving 36 students and 32 interviews covered four types of computer-based task: a simulated experiment, a supplementary experiment to a practical laboratory, a problem-solving tutorial, and an exercise using solid-state animations. Analysis of the data showed that although all students completed the tasks, they frequently failed to understand the material presented. Prior knowledge assumed in the task and lack of appropriate feedback often contributed to the task's not matching the learning needs of students. The study revealed the inadequacy of the linear instructional design of the tasks investigated.
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*  Citation
 Pavlinic, Slavica; Wright, Anthony H.; Buckley, Paul D. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 231.
*  Keywords
 Chemical Education Research; Computer Assisted Instruction; Teaching / Learning Aids; Multimedia; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
*  History
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Last Updated:		 January 5, 2000
April 15, 2005
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