Compounds and Molecules: Learning How to Distinguish Them through an Educational Game

Autor/inn/en	Reina, Antonio; Garci´a-Ortega, Héctor; Gracia-Mora, Jesús; Mari´n-Becerra, Armando; Reina, Miguel
Titel	Compounds and Molecules: Learning How to Distinguish Them through an Educational Game
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 99 (2022) 3, S.1266-1271 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Reina, Antonio) ORCID (Garci´a-Ortega, Héctor) ORCID (Reina, Miguel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
DOI	10.1021/acs.jchemed.1c00975
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Molecular Structure; Scientific Concepts; Chemistry; Concept Formation; College Science; College Students; Knowledge Level; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Program Effectiveness; Foreign Countries; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Chemie; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Collegestudent; Wissensbasis; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Mexiko
Abstract	Educational games have demonstrated that they represent valuable pedagogical instruments, which can contribute to teaching and learning in a gratifying environment. In particular in chemistry courses, an important effort has been made to facilitate complex interrelated concepts in an easy, enjoyable, and sometimes competitive way. "Compounds and Molecules" is a two-player amusing, engaging, easy-to-play, multilevel and bilingual (Spanish and English) game. The main purpose of the game is to correctly guess the opponent player's card, but most importantly, to properly distinguish the conceptual differences between molecules and compounds and to learn general physicochemical information, including aggregation state of matter, polarity, color, miscibility/solubility in water, the nature of chemical bonding (covalent or ionic), and finally the geometry or crystalline structure of 50 common chemicals. The game was also tested on 20 teachers, who teach introductory Chemistry courses and 18 students from the Facultad de Química at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), with positive results in terms of three main aspects: playability, content, and usefulness. Additionally, the students answered a brief quiz, before and after playing the game, revealing a slight improvement in knowledge related to correctly differentiating between chemical substances. In summary, playing this game may help students not only to reinforce basic chemistry concepts, but also to increase their general scientific knowledge. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01