Representing organic molecules: the use of chemical languages by university students (Cap. 14)

POZO, J. I.; LORENZO*, M. G.

Representational systems and practices as learning tools in different fields of knowledge

Christopher Andersen, Nora Scheuer, María Puy Pérez Echeverría, and Eva Teubal

Lugar: London; Año: 2008; p. 243 - 266

 Two experimental studies were performed in order to research abaout the use of chemical languages by university students for representing organic molecules. We studied organic chemistry nomenclature and the difficulties for drawing organic compounds using diverse types of formlas.