Investigation of Undergraduate Students' Understanding on Fundamental Chemical Reaction Based on Electron Flow

The purpose of this study was to investigate undergraduate students' preconception about the needed knowledge to understand organic reactions based on electron flow and undergraduate students' ability that understand fundamental chemical reaction based on electron flow, and was to offer pertinent teaching and learning method. For this study, 18 sophomores that majored in chemistry education of H University, were sampled. Test papers were newly developed that based on previous research. Undergraduate students' response was classified and reasons of the response were qualitatively analyzed by interview. According to the results of this study, it was found that undergraduate students had good understanding on the concept about the electron configuration of atoms and on the concepts about the needed knowledge to understand chemical reactions based on electron flow. But they didn't apply the concepts to the fundamental chemical reaction. Therefore, teaching and learning strategy that apply the needed concepts to understand chemical reactions based on electron flow to chemical reactions should be developed.

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Electron Flow ; Chemical Reaction ; Undergradute Students' Understanding

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@article{ JCGMDC_2002_v46n3_279} ,title={Investigation of Undergraduate Students' Understanding on Fundamental Chemical Reaction Based on Electron Flow} ,volume={3} , url={http://dx.doi.org/10.5012/jkcs.2002.46.3.279}, DOI={10.5012/jkcs.2002.46.3.279} , number= {3} , journal={Journal of the Korean Chemical Society} , publisher={Korean Chemical Society} , author={Sang-Gwon, Lee and Jeong-Gyun, Gwon and Gyeong-Mi, Kim and Guk-Tae, Park} , year={2002} , month={Jun}