Learning with Understanding in the Chemistry Classroom

Section I TEACHING AND LEARNING CHEMISTRY.- Part I UNDERSTANDING CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS.- Constructing active learning in chemistry: concepts, cognition and conceptions, Keith S. Taber.- The development of theoretical frameworks for understanding the learning of chemistry, Gail Chittleborough.- Linking the Macro with the Submicro Levels of Chemistry: The Role of Active Learning by Means of Demonstrations and Experiments, Georgios Tsaparlis.- Teaching Chemistry Conceptually, Vickie M. Williamson.- Debugging Myths about Teaching and Learning Chemistry, Diane M. Bunce.- Part II STUDENTS' CHARACTERISTICS AND CHEMISTRY LEARNING.- The Role of working memory in making the Learning of Chemistry Accessible and Enjoyable, Norman Reid.- Active Learning Educational Strategies Based on the Differences Between Groups of 16-year-old Students Regarding their Gender and Academic Achievements in Chemistry, Iztok Devetak and Saša A. Glažar.- Section II APPROACHES IN CHEMISTRY TEACHING FOR LEARNING WITH UNDERSTANDING.- Part I COOPERATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE LEARNING.- Twenty-five Years of Experience with Cooperative Learning in Chemistry, George M. Bodner and Patricia A. Metz.- Problem Solving through Cooperative Learning in the Chemistry Classroom, Liberato Cardellini.- The learning company approach to promote active learning in secondary chemistry lessons, Torsten Witteck, Katharina Beck, Bettina Most, Stephan Kienast and Ingo Eilks.- Contexts as learning catalysts for students and teachers – approaches and exemplary results from the projects Chemie im Kontext and CHEMOL, Ilka Parchmann, Nina Dunker and Wiebke Endres.- Part II TEACHING STRATEGIES.- Using Worksheets with Different Levels of Guidance to Engage Students in Dynamic Simulations, Sevil Akaygün and Loretta L. Jones.- Evaluation of the Predict-Observe-Explain instructional strategy to enhance students’ understanding of redox reactions, David F Treagust, Zuzi Mthembu and A L Chandrasegaran.- Application of Case Studyand Role-playing in Forensic Chemistry Education, Iwona Maciejowska, Renata Wietecha-Posłuszny, Michał Woźniakiewicz and Paweł Kościelniak.- Students' motivation levels for learning chemistry and their success on design and construct activity, Margareta Vrtačnik and Mojca Juriševič.- Section III CURRICULUM REFORM AND TEACHERS.- Fostering Active Chemistry Learning in Thailand: Towards a Learner-Centred Student Experience, Richard K. Coll, Ninna Jasoon, Chanyah Dahsah and Sanoe Charmain.- Active Learning in Computerized Chemical Education Environments, Yehudit Judy Dori and Miriam Barak.- Pre-service Chemistry Teachers` Use of Active Learning During their Practical Pedagogical Training, Vesna Ferk Savec and Katarina S. Wissiak Grm.