To help students visualize the important concept of the VSEPR theory, a short educational video was created to help supplement course activities. The hypothesis for this project is that when students are shown a short, interactive video with an accompanying handout, they will perform better on related exam questions. The effectiveness of this video was tested on a total of 9 undergraduate chemistry for science majors laboratory sections of students (N=620) after a short lecture and before a hands-on model building activity. The video was shown to students (N=120) in three sections; three more sections of students (N=120) were shown the same video and given an accompanying handout. These two groups, along with a control group of students (N=110), were immediately given a short quiz over the presented material. The results from this quiz, along with two questions on the common final exam, will be presented.

Design and presentation of interactive VSEPR theory video

245th National Meeting (2013)

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