Developing and Using a Computer Simulation of Liquid-Vapor Transitions to Improve Students' Assimilation of Concepts Related to the Behavior of Real Gases

Autor/inn/en	Zorrilla, David; Sánchez-Márquez, Jesús; García, Víctor; Fernández, Manuel
Titel	Developing and Using a Computer Simulation of Liquid-Vapor Transitions to Improve Students' Assimilation of Concepts Related to the Behavior of Real Gases
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 96 (2019) 8, S.1646-1653 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sánchez-Márquez, Jesús) ORCID (García, Víctor)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
Schlagwörter	Computer Simulation; Teaching Methods; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Concept Formation; Chemistry; Engineering Education; Computer Software; Laboratory Experiments; Undergraduate Students; Computer Assisted Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Chemie; Ingenieurausbildung; Laboratory work; Laborarbeit; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht
Abstract	Teaching and understanding the concepts related to ideal gases and their transformations is relatively uncomplicated. However, for science and engineering students, reaching an understanding of and assimilating the concepts related to real gases and their transformations is a more difficult goal. Backed by their considerable experience teaching this aspect of chemistry, the authors have developed UCA-GAS, computer software that takes account of all the characteristics of the problem. A methodology is proposed on the basis of a laboratory activity that makes the concepts related to the behaviors of gases and their changes in state much easier to assimilate. To evaluate the usefulness of this activity, a starting hypothesis related to the use of the software and laboratory activity was proposed and tested by means of an experiment involving a group of undergraduate students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01