INTERACTIONS: DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A COMPUTATIONAL TOOL FOR TEACHING INTERMOLECULAR FORCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Química Nova

Barbosa, Francisco Geraldo¹  Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará, Ubajara, Brasil¹  Alexandre, Francisco Serra Oliveira¹  Lima, Mary Anne Sousa¹  Leite Junior, Antonio José Melo¹  Silva Júnior, José Nunes da¹  Mafezoli, Jair¹  Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil¹  Almeida, Diego Macedo de¹ 

关键词:  educational software;    teaching;    intermolecular forces;   

DOI  :  10.5935/0100-4042.20150147

学科分类：化学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Quimica

【 摘 要 】

Intermolecular forces are a useful concept that can explain the attraction between particulate matter as well as numerous phenomena in our lives such as viscosity, solubility, drug interactions, and dyeing of fibers. However, studies show that students have difficulty understanding this important concept, which has led us to develop a free educational software in English and Portuguese. The software can be used interactively by teachers and students, thus facilitating better understanding. Professors and students, both graduate and undergraduate, were questioned about the software quality and its intuitiveness of use, facility of navigation, and pedagogical application using a Likert scale. The results led to the conclusion that the developed computer application can be characterized as an auxiliary tool to assist teachers in their lectures and students in their learning process of intermolecular forces.

【 授权许可】

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