Design of Dynamic Visualizations to Enhance Conceptual Understanding in Chemistry Courses

Chemistry Education: Best Practices, Opportunities and Trends

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 595-620

  Suits, Jerry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Animations; Conceptual understanding; Interactivity; Mental models; Simulations; Spatial ability; Visualizations

Indexed keywords

ANIMATION; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CURRICULA; EDUCATION COMPUTING; STUDENTS;

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING; INTERACTIVITY; MENTAL MODEL; SIMULATIONS; SPATIAL ABILITIES;

VISUALIZATION;

EID: 85018202401     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527679300.ch24     Document Type: Chapter

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