Recent research emphasizes the pivotal role that representation plays in learning chemistry, one of the most visual sciences. And education systems K-16 are becoming more and more focused on achievement-related goals that demand rapid, accurate acquisition of knowledge. In this challenging environment, chemical educators must learn to use many and varied representations of the ideas of chemistry to help all learners acquire this knowledge. This talk will review my program of research how student- generated representations can help educators probe students' understanding of the nature of matter and even investigate how this understanding might develop over time.

Award Address  (ACS Award for Achievement in Research in the Teaching and Learning of Chemistry sponsored by Pearson Education). Teaching chemistry in the 21st century: The role of student representations

245th National Meeting (2013)

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