Using Technology to Teach Chemistry. A Theoretical Approach

• Published in: The International Scientific Conference eLearning and Software for Education Vol. 3; pp. 55 - 62
• Main Authors: Ianoş, Maria Graţiela, Oproiu, Gabriela Carmen
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Bucharest "Carol I" National Defence University 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Classrooms; Cognitive Development; Computer industry; Computers; Digitization; Education; Educational Environment; Educational Policy; Educational Resources; Educational Strategies; Educational technology; Empirical analysis; Information society; Interdisciplinary Approach; Internet resources; Learning; Learning Activities; Learning disabilities; Learning Processes; Multimedia; Professional Education; Role of Education; Science education; Social networks; Student Interests; Student Motivation; Students; Studies; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Technology utilization
• DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-18-149

The increasing tendency of digitalization, present in today's society, have an impact on education, as well. The benefits of using technology in the classroom have been mentioned in various studies. The internet offers many educational resources that can be used both offline and online and can be the proper instruments to support the instructional process. However, many studies on technology-assisted instruction highlight several factors that require a permanent restructuring and updating of contents, and also the adaptation of the applied didactic strategies. Among these factors there are: the particularities of new generations of students, the rapid evolution of technology, many existing web resources, the variety of instructional strategies, the diversity and complexity of studied disciplines etc. To facilitate the learning of various disciplines, and especially the basic scientific disciplines such as chemistry, it is necessary for teachers to be able to easily identify educational technology resources, and integrate them effectively in the didactic activity. Chemistry is an important discipline in preparing students and is one of the essential branches of science. Difficulties encountered by students in learning this discipline have been highlighted in various studies, and requires identifying the best strategies for teaching-learning of chemistry. Thus, the use of technology in teaching supports students in the learning process, can contribute to a better understanding of abstract concepts of chemistry and play an important role in reducing learning difficulties. Both theoretical and empirical research studies can provide useful information to practitioners and theorists in the field. The present paper represents a theoretical study on the implications of using technology in teaching chemistry. The study was performed by analysing of some scientific works, which aim at teaching chemistry assisted by technology. The main objective of the paper was to identify the most commonly used resources / tools and best practices for their use in teaching chemistry.