Representations of chemical bonding models in school textbooks-help or hindrance for understanding?

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 589-606

  Bergqvist, Anna ^a   Drechsler, Michal ^a   De Jong, Onno ^b   Rundgren, Shu Nu Chang ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886682774     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3rp20159g     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Andersson S., Sonesson A., Stålhandske B. and Tullberg A., (2000), Gymnasiekemi A, 2nd edn, Stockholm: Liber
2. Andersson S., Sonesson A., Svahn O. and Tullberg A., (2007), Gymnasiekemi A, 3rd edn, Stockholm: Liber
3. Barker V. and Millar R., (2000), Students' reasoning about basic chemical thermodynamics and chemical bonding: what changes occur during a context-based post-16 chemistry course? Int. J. Sci. Educ., 22 (11), 1171-1200
4. Boo H. K., (1998), Students' understandings of chemical bonds and the energetics of chemical reactions, J. Res. Sci. Teach., 35 (5), 569-81
5. Borén H., Boström A., Börner M., Larsson M., Lillieborg S. and Lindh B., (2005), Kemiboken, 3rd edn, Stockholm: Liber
6. Boulter C. and Gilbert J. K., (2000), Challenges and opportunities of developing models in science education, in Gilbert J. K. and Boulter C. (ed.), Developing models in science education, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 343-362
7. Butts B. and Smith R., (1987), HSC chemistry students' understanding of the structure and properties of molecular and ionic compounds, Res. Sci. Educ., 17 (1), 192-201
8. Coll R. K. and Treagust D. F., (2002), Exploring tertiary students' understanding of covalent bonding, Research in Science and Technological Education, 20 (2), 241-267
9. Coll R. K. and Treagust D. F., (2003), Investigation of secondary school, undergraduate, and graduate learners' mental models of ionic bonding, J. Res. Sci. Teach., 40 (5), 464-486
10. de Posada J. M., (1997), Conceptions of high school students concerning the internal structure of metals and their electric conduction: structure and evolution, Sci. Educ., 81 (4), 445-467
11. de Posada J. M., (1999), The presentation of metallic bonding in high school science textbooks during three decades: science educational reforms and substantive changes of tendencies, Sci. Educ., 83 (4), 423-447
12. Drechsler M. and Schmidt H. J., (2005), Textbooks' and teachers' understanding of acid-base models used in chemistry teaching, Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 6 (1), 19-35
13. Drechsler M. and Van Driel J., (2008), Experienced teachers' pedagogical content knowledge of teaching acid-base chemistry, Res. Sci. Educ., 38 (5), 611-631
14. Edling A., (2006), Abstraction and authority in textbooks: the textual paths towards specialized language, Dissertation, Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
15. Ekvall U., (2001), Den styrande läroboken, in B. Melander and B. Olsson (ed.), Verklighetens texter: Sjutton fallstudier, Lund: Studentlitteratur, pp. 43-80
16. Engström C., Backlund P., Berger R. and Grennberg H., (2005), Kemi A: Tema & Teori, 2nd edn, Stockholm: Bonnier utbildning
17. Garnett P. J., and Treagust D. F., (1992), Conceptual difficulties experienced by senior school students of electrochemistry: electric circuits and oxidation-reduction equations, J. Res. Sci. Teach., 29, 121-142
18. Gericke N. M. and Hagberg M., (2007), Definition of historical models of gene function and their relation to students' understanding of genetics, Sci. Educ., 16 (7/8), 849-881
19. Gericke N. M. and Hagberg M., (2010a), Conceptual incoherence as a result of the use of multiple historical models in school textbooks, Res. Sci. Educ., 40 (4), 605-623
20. Gericke N. M. and Hagberg M., (2010b), Conceptual variation in the depiction of gene function in upper secondary school textbooks, Sci. Educ., 19 (10), 963-994
21. Gericke N. M., Hagberg M., Santos V. C., Joaquim L. M. and El-Hani C. N., (2012), Conceptual variation or incoherence? Textbook discourse on genes in six countries, Sci. Educ., advance online publication, DOI:10.1007/s11191-012-9499- 8
22. Gericke N., Hagberg M. and Jorde D., (2013), Upper secondary students' understanding of the use of multiple models in biology textbooks-the importance of conceptual variation and incommensurability, Res. Sci. Educ., 43 (2), 755-780
23. Gilbert J. K., (2007), Visualization: a metacognitive skill in science and science education, in Gilbert J. K. (ed.), Visualization in science education, Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 9-27
24. Gilbert J. K., Boulter C. and Elmer R., (2000), Positioning models in science education and in design and technology education, Developing models in science education, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 3-18
25. Gilbert J. K., Boulter C. and Rutherford M., (1998), Models in explanations, part 1: horses for courses? Int. J. Sci. Educ., 20 (1), 83-97
26. Grosslight L., Unger C., Jay E. and Smith C. L., (1991), Understanding models and their use in science: conceptions of middle and high school students and experts, J. Res. Sci. Teach., 28 (9), 799-822
27. Harrison A. G. and Treagust D. F., (1996), Secondary students' mental models of atoms and molecules: implications for teaching chemistry, Sci. Educ., 80 (5), 509-534
28. Ingham A. and Gilbert J. K., (1991), The use of analog models by students of chemistry at higher education level, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 13 (2), 193-202
29. Justi R. S. and Gilbert J. K., (2000), History and philosophy of science through models: some challenges in the case of "the atom", Int. J. Sci. Educ., 22 (9), 993-1009
30. Justi R. S. and Gilbert J. K., (2002a), Modelling, teachers' views on the nature of modelling, and implications for the education of modellers, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 24 (4), 369-387
31. Justi R. S. and Gilbert J. K., (2002b), Models and modelling in chemical education, in Gilbert J., De Jong O., Justi R., Treagust D. and Van Driel J. (ed.), Chemical education: towards research-based practice, Dordrecht: Kluwer, pp. 213-234
32. Mikk J., (2000), Textbook: research and writing, Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH
33. Nahum T. L., Mamlok-Naaman R. and Hofstein A., (2008), A new "bottom-up" framework for teaching chemical bonding, J. Chem. Educ., 85 (12), 1680-1685
34. Nicoll G., (2001), A report of undergraduates' bonding misconceptions, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 23 (7), 707-730
35. Othman J., Treagust D. F. and Chandrasegaran A. (2008), An investigation into the relationship between students' conceptions of the particulate nature of matter and their understanding of chemical bonding, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 30 (11), 1531-1550
36. Oversby J., (1996), The ionic bond, Educ. Chem., 32 (2), 37-38
37. Özmen H., (2004), Some student misconceptions in chemistry: a literature review of chemical bonding, J. Sci. Educ. Technol., 13 (2), 147-159
38. Palmquist M. E., Carley K. M. and Dale T. A., (1997), Two applications of automated text analysis: analyzing literary and non-literary texts, in Roberts C. (ed.), Text analysis for the social sciences: methods for drawing statistical inferences from texts and transcripts, Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
39. Peterson R. F., Treagust D. F. and Garnett P., (1989), Development and application of a diagnostic instrument to evaluate grade-11 and -12 students' concepts of covalent bonding and structure following a course of instruction, J. Res. Sci. Teach., 26 (4), 301-314
40. Piaget J., (1973), The child's conception of the world (J. Tomlinson, A. Tomlinson Trans.). St. Albans: Granada (Original work published 1929)
41. Pilström H., Wahlström E., Lüning B., Viklund G., Aastrup L. and Peterson A., (2007), Modell och verklighet, 2nd edn, Stockholm: Natur och kultur
42. Roth K. J., Druker S. L., Garnier H. E., Lemmens M., Chen C., Kawanaka T., et al., (2006), Teaching science in five countries: results from the TIMSS 1999 video study. Statistical analysis report. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 14 August, 2012, from http://www.eric.ed. gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?-nfpb=true&-&ERICExtSearch- SearchValue-0=ED491193&ERICExtSearch-SearchType-0=no&accno=ED491193
43. Sikorova Z., (2012), The role of textbooks in lower secondary schools in the Czech Republic, IARTEM e-Journal, 4 (2), 1-22, Retrieved 15 October, 2012 from, http://biriwa.com/iartem/ejournal/volume4.2/papers/Paper1-Sikorova-IARTEM- RoleTextbook-eJournal-Vol4No2.pdf
44. Taber K. S., (1997), Student understanding of ionic bonding: molecular versus electrostatic framework? Sch. Sci. Rev., 78 (285), 85-95
45. Taber K. S., (1998), An alternative conceptual framework from chemistry education, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 20 (5), 597-608
46. Taber K. S., (1994), Misunderstanding the ionic bond, Educ. Chem., 31 (4), 100-103
47. Taber K. S., (2001), Building the structural concepts of chemistry: some considerations from educational research, Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 2 (2), 123-158
48. Taber K. S., (2003a), Mediating mental models of metals: acknowledging the priority of the learner's prior learning, Sci. Educ., 87 (5), 732-758
49. Taber K. S., (2003b), The atom in the chemistry curriculum: fundamental concept, teaching model or epistemological obstacle? Found. Chem., 5 (1), 43-84
50. Taber K. S. and Coll R., (2002), Bonding, in Gilbert J., De Jong O., Justi R., Treagust D. and Van Driel J. (ed.), Chemical education: towards research-based practice, Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 213-234
51. Taber K. S. and Watts M., (1996), The secret life of the chemical bond: students' anthropomorphic and animistic references to bonding, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 18 (5), 557-568
52. Taber K. S. and Watts M., (2000), Learners explanation for chemical phenomena, Chem. Educ. Res. Pract., 1 (3), 329-353
53. Taber K. S., Tsaparlis G. and Nakiboǧlu C., (2012), Student conceptions of ionic bonding: patterns of thinking across three european contexts, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 34 (18), 2843-2873
54. Treagust D. F., Chittleborough G. and Mamiala T. L., (2002), Students' understanding of the role of scientific models in learning science, Int. J. Sci. Educ., 24 (4), 357-368
55. Tulip D. and Cook A., (1993), Teacher and student usage of science textbooks, Res. Sci. Educ., 23 (1), 302-307
56. Yager R. E., (1983), The importance of terminology in teaching K-12 science, J. Res. Sci. Teach., 20 (6), 577-588