Balancing chemical equations using sandwich making computer simulation games as a supporting teaching method

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62690094:18470/18:50016124

Result on the web

<a href="http://oaji.net/articles/2017/457-1545498517.pdf" target="_blank" >http://oaji.net/articles/2017/457-1545498517.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/18.76.779" target="_blank" >10.33225/pec/18.76.779</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Balancing chemical equations using sandwich making computer simulation games as a supporting teaching method

Original language description

Writing and balancing equations of chemical reactions is one of the most difficult elements of chemistry education for students, which is why it was decided to analyse part of the process which is the most difficult. The process itself consists of multiple stages. it is important to highlight that the focus of research was not only on balancing the chemical equations. This stage can be independent of chemical skills and knowledge and is based on combinatorial and mathematical skills. The aim of the research was to examine whether using computer simulations can help younger children to balance chemical equations before they start to learn chemistry by using the psychological theory of transfer. It was decided first to teach children how to &quot;make sandwiches&quot; using a computer simulation game. When they have mastered in this activity, they can balance chemical equations. If the children learned how many pieces of cheese, ham and bread would be necessary to &quot;make sandwiches&quot; they began to learn how to balance chemical equations. The children were acquainted with the elements of chemical knowledge necessary to understand the simulation, and then they worked independently with it. Tests were carried out to check the acquired level of ability to balancing chemical equations. The obtained results proved that the balancing of the simple equation of reaction was mastered by over 50% of the children tested. It seems, therefore, a good solution that elements of reconciliation of chemical reaction equations should be introduced at an earlier stage of education, for example during maths lessons.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2018

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Problems of Education in the 21st Century

ISSN

1822-7864

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

76

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

LT - LITHUANIA

Number of pages

21

Pages from-to

779-799

UT code for WoS article

000457010100003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85059620316