Open AccessWhen Chemical Bonding is Perceived Simple and Interesting: The Design and Development of a Learning Object
Author(s) -
Pauline Salim Muljana,
Jodye I. Selco,
Richard Feldman,
Thomas Gaston,
Bo Ah Choi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of designs for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-449X
DOI - 10.14434/ijdl.v11i3.28801
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , reflection (computer programming) , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , process (computing) , object (grammar) , simple (philosophy) , learning object , intervention (counseling) , mathematics education , engineering ethics , psychology , engineering , epistemology , artificial intelligence , paleontology , philosophy , psychiatry , biology , programming language , operating system
The concept of chemical bonding is abstract and perceived as difficult. While it is a fundamental concept required to comprehend other chemistry topics, the learning outcomes are not always attained. Addressing this issue, our challenge was to create a learning intervention regarding a common, fundamental chemistry concept for students in a variety of undergraduate chemistry courses. We envisioned a learning product that invites students’ interest yet is challenging. This design case discusses the process, the literature that informs our design decisions, and strategies incorporated into the design of a learning object entitled Making Molecules: Dot Structures and Ionic Compounds to mitigate the learning issue. Discussion on the context of the project, design and development strategies, evaluation, and project reflection is presented as well.