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Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
The Complexity of Teaching and Learning Chemical Equilibrium
Louise Tyson and David F. Treagust
Science and Mathematics Education Centre, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

Robert B. Bucat
Department of Chemistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6010

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April 1999
Vol. 76 No. 4
p. 554
Abstract
This paper discusses three key issues relevant to secondary school chemistry teaching. They arise from a study of students' understanding of chemical equilibrium using qualitative and quantitative research methods. These issues were (i) the relative usefulness of different levels of explanation that are used by teachers and students to make predictions about the effect of changes to equilibrium mixtures, (ii) the interpretation of commonly used terms in the topic of chemical equilibrium, and (iii) the specific nature of the content of equilibrium and the problems associated with simplifying this content for students.

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 Tyson, Louise; Treagust, David F.; Bucat, Robert B. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 554.
*  Keywords
 Introductory / High School Chemistry; Chemical Education Research; Equilibrium; Teaching / Learning Aids; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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