Concept Maps for General Chemistry

Boyd L. Earl
Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada–Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154-4003
J. Chem. Educ., 2007, 84 (11), p 1788
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p1788
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2007

Abstract

Two concept maps have been developed to represent the organization of the material in a first-semester general chemistry course into two overall themes: a structure and properties theme and a quantitative chemical relationships theme. By providing these maps to students and referring to them in class, it is hoped that the instructor can assist students in maintaining a grasp of the "big picture" during the progress of the course.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Chemical Education Research

Keywords (Feature):

Concept Maps

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Communication / Writing

Keywords (Subject):

Atomic Properties / Structure

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