scholarly journals Experiences from iPad use at Olari School and High School and in chemistry education

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-434
Author(s):  
Kirsi- Maria Vakkilainen ◽  
Päivi Forsström
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
The Impact

In autumn 2011, a pilot project was launched at Olari School and High School the aim of which was to implement and utilize tablets in high school education and evaluation. Apple iPads were chosen as the used tablets. At first, few teachers and the principal were in charge of the pilot project and eventually the project expanded and in spring 2013 there were 90 tablets for student use and every teacher had one’s personal tablet. The impact of tablets on learning and pedagogical solutions has been significant. The positive aspects of iPad use include their portability and use potential during for example excursions and school trips. They serve as good tools in project work due to the simplicity of information search and data saving. Also, photos of teaching and practical laboratory work, for example, can be saved using iPad. Occasionally, the limitations to wireless network and other technical difficulties have discouraged the users. For teachers, the utilization of iPads has meant that plenty of extra time has been consumed on education and development of new practices. The cost of applications limits their accessibility on shared tablets. For now, there are so few Finnish-language applets for the teaching of different subjects that their benefits are not necessarily significant. However, the biggest challenge is the lack of time. In chemistry teaching, iPads have been used in several ways. Different programs and applications have been used in projects, essays, and reporting on laboratory work. Electronic Fronter learning platform can be used with iPads, also microcomputer-based laboratory equipment by Pasco can be connected to iPad while, for example, measuring pH.

scholarly journals Scientific experiment focused at pigment degradation by polyvinyl chloride combustion in Science education

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 458
Author(s):  
Zita Jenisová ◽  
Jana Braniša
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Combustion Products ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Scientific Experiment ◽  
Science Classes ◽  
The Impact

The Environmental education navigates students towards environmentally friendly life style and securing a quality of life. The implementation of cross-section topics, including the Environmental education, into science classes, is possible through a variety of techniques. One of the least used methods is a real school experiment. The following paper presents the experiment, by which we simulate the combustion of PVC and observe the impact of combustion products on plants via UV-Vis spectrophotometry optical method. This method is suitable for qualification and analysis of vegetable pigments, i.e. chlorophylls, carotenoids, and anthocyanins. The experiment is integrated into the Techniques and Didactics of School Chemistry Experiments as a part of master degree course, which prepares students for the Chemistry teaching profession. The introduced experiment enables pedagogues to integrate the environmental education into teaching process and develop mathematical and science literacy of students in the Chemistry education.

Interactions of chemistry teachers with gifted students in a regular high-school chemistry classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naama Benny ◽  
Ron Blonder
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Chemistry Laboratory ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Regular Classroom ◽  
Abstract Concepts ◽  
High School Chemistry ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Chemistry Teachers

Regular high-school chemistry teachers view gifted students as one of several types of students in a regular (mixed-ability) classroom. Gifted students have a range of unique abilities that characterize their learning process: mostly they differ in three key learning aspects: their faster learning pace, increased depth of understanding, and special interests. If gifted students are to develop their abilities and potential, and learn optimally in a regular classroom, the teaching must be adjusted to meet their special needs. Chemistry high-school curricula have built-in potential to cater to the special needs of gifted students. Chemistry learning entails laboratory work and comprehension of abstract concepts. In the classroom, the interactions between teachers and students are core events that trigger other class events. In the present study the interactions between teachers and gifted students in a regular classroom, which are specific for chemistry teaching, were studied. Two general categories of interactions with gifted students were found to be unique to the chemistry classroom: (1) interactions involving laboratory work and (2) interactions involving the challenge of teaching chemistry content. We found that since gifted students master abstract chemistry concepts quickly and with minimum scaffolding, no interactions regarding this aspect were reported. Gifted students do not need all the instruction time teachers usually devote to explaining abstract concepts in chemistry, concepts that are considered difficult for other students. The present study indicates the essential need of enhancing chemistry teachers’ knowledge regarding teaching gifted students in the chemistry classroom. This includes knowledge about how gifted students learn in general, and its adaptation to the chemistry classroom and the chemistry laboratory according to academic and curricular needs of the gifted students.

scholarly journals Utilizing microcomputer-based laboratory in inquiry-based chemistry learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 379-386
Author(s):  
Simo Tolvanen ◽  
Maija Aksela
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Practical Work ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Inquiry Skills ◽  
Chemistry Learning ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Further Development

In inquiry-based chemistry learning, students can seek answers to research questions by designing and implementing a laboratory work and evaluating the results. Microcomputer-based laboratory equipment that enable the drawing of graphs about the studied phenomenon in real-time, can be utilized in the practical work. In international COMBLAB project, six practical laboratory activities have been developed for chemistry education. The aim of the activities is to support the students’ ability to use their knowledge about chemistry in reasoning and develop their inquiry skills. In the development of the activities, previous research on the benefits and challenges of the use of microcomputer-based laboratory was taken into account, and the designed activities have been tested with teachers and students in five countries. The project is now half way through and seeks interested teachers for the further development of the activities.

scholarly journals Chemistry teaching as environmental education instrument in a High School

2021 ◽  
pp. 47987-47992
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Concept Maps ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Textual Production ◽  
The City

Chemistry Education as an instrument of environmental awareness aims to work on the importance of caring for the environment, seeking a better understanding and development of critical citizen thinking about the environmental problems that are getting worse every day. In this sense, it is necessary to approach environmental education at school, aiming to raise students' awareness. The study of environmental education in schools makes future generations develop more conscious, critical and sustainable thinking in relation to the paths taken that involve the environment and society in general. Thus, this work aims to present the importance of environmental education in the student's daily life and in the school environment, seeking to transmit how it can be an instrument for environmental awareness. In order to achieve the objective presented, it was necessary to develop some activities carried out in the classroom and outside of it, with a second-grade class from the State Elementary and High School located in the Nova Floresta city, Brazil. These activities were divided into five moments, which aimed to analyze knowledge about the generator theme: construction of concept maps in the classroom; preparation of pamphlets, addressing the correct way to dispose of garbage; field class at the city dump and requested a textual production activity; production of parodies, cartoons, comics and cordel; workshop for the production of objects with recyclable materials. According to the results obtained, it was observed the interest and commitment of the students to develop the activities and dedication on the theme, considering that, there was enthusiasm on the part of the students to carry out a certain deepening about the damages to the environment, as well as, the reuse of materials that alleviate the excess of accumulated garbage.

scholarly journals ALAT DESTILASI SEDERHANA SEBAGAI MEDIA EDUKASI UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MINAT WIRAUSAHA SISWA-SISWI SMA IT AL KAMAL NW NARMADA

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Asnawati ◽  
Saprini Hamdiani ◽  
I Made Sudarma ◽  
Nurul Ismilayli
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Simple Distillation ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Work Activity ◽  
Distillation Apparatus ◽  
Design And Manufacture ◽  
The Village

Abstrak: Peningkatan Sumber Daya Manusia dalam pelaksanaannya menghadapi banyak kendala terutama  dalam  hal  sarana  dan  prasarana  terutama  bagi  sekolah-sekolah  swasta  di  pedesaan Lombok  Barat.  Salah  satunya  adalah  SMA  IT  Al  Kamal  NW  Narmada  yang  terletak  di  Desa Golong Kecamatan Narmada, Lombok Barat. Sekolah yang berdiri tahun  2008 ini belum memiliki fasilitas  ruang  dan  alat  laboratorium.  Hal  ini  sangat  menyulitkan  siswa  untuk  dapat  memahami konsep-konsep  IPA  secara  lebih  mendalam  tanpa  disertai  praktikum.  Sehingga  perlu  dilakukan inovasi  dengan  memanfaatkan  barang-barang  bekas  yang  mudah  diperoleh  untuk  dijadikan  alat peraga  sederhana.  Salah  satu  inovasi  yang  telah  dilakukan  adalah  perancangan  dan  pembuatan sendiri  alat  praktikum  destilasi  sederhana,  untuk  membantu  siswa  memahami  konsep  destilasi serta penerapannya dalam industri. Diharapkan pengabdian ini akan meningkatkan kreatifitas dan minat  para  siswa/siswi  SMA  IT  Al  Kamal  untuk  mengembangkan  penggunaan  alat  destilasi sederhana tersebut dalam bidang praktis seperti pertanian sehingga dapat juga menigkatkan jiwa kewirausahaan siswa.Kata kunci : alat destilasi sederhana, praktikum, wirausahaAbstract: Improvement  of  human  resources  faces  many  challenges,  especially  in  terms  of facilities and infrastructure, especially for private schools in rural, West Lombok. One of the high schools that face the same problem is the High School IT Al Kamal NW Narmada located in the village  ofGolong  District  of  Narmada,  Lombok  Barat.  School  was  established  in  2008  but  have no adequate  classroom  facilities  and  laboratory  equipment.  It  is  very  difficult  for  students  to understand  science  concepts  in  more  depth  without  laboratory  work  activity. Therefore  it  needs innovation  for  simple  laboratory  work  activity  by  utilizing  second-hand  goods  that  readilyavailable.  The  simple  innovation  that  has  been  introduced  is  to  design  and  manufacture  simple distillation  apparatus  in  order  to  help  students  understand  the  concept  of  distillation  and  its application  in  the  industry.  This  approach  is  expected  to  increase  creativity  and  interest  of  the student especially from SMA IT Al Kamal to develop simple destilation apparatus for practical purposes (e.g in agriculture) so that it is espected that student has entrepreneurs skills. Keywords :simple distillation device,  laboratory work, entrepreneur

scholarly journals Problem based project on university teaching of atom spectrometric methods

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Matti Niemelä ◽  
Paavo Perämäki
Keyword(s):  
University Teaching ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Laboratory Equipment ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Concrete Form ◽  
Motivation And Learning ◽  
Working Method ◽  
Work Burden

Practical laboratory work is an essential part of the teaching of analytical chemistry. During the assignments, the routine of laboratory work is taught, theory from the lectures is given a concrete form, and the basic skills of using laboratory equipment are acquired. During laboratory work, it is also possible to develop student interaction and problem solving skills. In this research, it was studied how a project work following the principles of problem based learning can be implemented during a tight-scheduled lecture course on atom spectrometric methods. The research pays particular attention on the evaluation of work burden and choosing of the project topics. In addition, the research examines the effects of project work on motivation and learning in students. According to this research, the chosen project topics and project as a working method are suitable to be implemented with a lecture course. The students found the project work to be burdensome but had positive attitudes towards the working method as a whole.

scholarly journals In-service training to support class teachers in chemistry teaching

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-328
Author(s):  
Jaana Herranen ◽  
Maija Aksela
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Chemistry Education ◽  
Practical Work ◽  
Laboratory Work ◽  
Chemistry Teaching ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Service Training

There is an evident need for in-service training in chemistry education among class teachers. The support is needed related to, for example, chemistry contents, teaching methods, practical laboratory work, and resources. The article discusses the challenges and opportunities of in-service training and presents one concrete example of how to implement practical work in primary school chemistry education.

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