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

Química Nova

Francisco Geraldo Barbosa¹  Jair Mafezoli¹  Mary Anne Sousa Lima¹  Francisco Serra Oliveira Alexandre¹  Diego Macedo De Almeida¹  Antonio José Melo Leite Junior¹  José Nunes Da Silva Júnior¹ 

关键词: educational software;    teaching;    intermolecular forces;   

DOI  :  10.5935/0100-4042.20150147

来源: SciELO

【 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.

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