'Triangulation:' an expression for stimulating metacognitive reflection regarding the use of 'triplet' representations for chemistry learning

• Published in: Chemistry Education Research and Practice Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 533 - 548
• Main Author: Thomas, Gregory P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ioannina Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
• Subjects: Chemistry; Cognitive Processes; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Language Usage; Learning; Metacognition; Mixed Methods Research; Pretests Posttests; Reflection; Representations; Science Instruction; Secondary School Science; Student Attitudes; Students; Teaching Methods; Triangulation; Canada

Concerns persist regarding high school students' chemistry learning. Learning chemistry is challenging because of chemistry's innate complexity and the need for students to construct associations between different, yet related representations of matter and its changes. Students should be t...