The national surveys have observed that Italian students perform sig-nificantly worst in the science field compared to their international peers. This is also true when we consider a particular subject, such as chemistry. This is partial-ly explained by teaching practice since the Italian school context rarely allows the possibility to organise and implement interactive teaching strategies. Consequently, most of students learn chemistry by memorizing definitions without reaching a full understanding.Moreover, professors do not have the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the cognitive processes involved in chemistry learning and the teaching strategies that might be used to overcome the conceptual difficulties of the discipline. In addition, they are not aware of the peculiar difficulties of students with Specific Learning Disor-der (SLD) and the compensatory measures that could be carried out to improve their learning performance in the science field.Therefore, the present project has the main goal of extending the knowledge on cog-nitive processes involved in chemistry learning of undergraduates’ students, to design effective strategies and compensative measure that will improve students’ chemistry learning ability. The present paper reports the results of a pilot investigation, which tested the adequacy of a chemistry learning test on a small sample of Italian under-graduate students.

Processi cognitivi e apprendimento della chimica: uno studio pilota sulla popolazione universitaria a sviluppo tipico

Francesca De Vita
;
Ghibaudi Elena;Re Anna Maria;Sini Barbara
2024-01-01

Abstract

The national surveys have observed that Italian students perform sig-nificantly worst in the science field compared to their international peers. This is also true when we consider a particular subject, such as chemistry. This is partial-ly explained by teaching practice since the Italian school context rarely allows the possibility to organise and implement interactive teaching strategies. Consequently, most of students learn chemistry by memorizing definitions without reaching a full understanding.Moreover, professors do not have the opportunity to acquire knowledge about the cognitive processes involved in chemistry learning and the teaching strategies that might be used to overcome the conceptual difficulties of the discipline. In addition, they are not aware of the peculiar difficulties of students with Specific Learning Disor-der (SLD) and the compensatory measures that could be carried out to improve their learning performance in the science field.Therefore, the present project has the main goal of extending the knowledge on cog-nitive processes involved in chemistry learning of undergraduates’ students, to design effective strategies and compensative measure that will improve students’ chemistry learning ability. The present paper reports the results of a pilot investigation, which tested the adequacy of a chemistry learning test on a small sample of Italian under-graduate students.
2024
Convegno nazionale della Divisione di Didattica della Società Chimica Italiana - edizione 2023
Salerno
15-17 giugno 2023
2024
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https://www.soc.chim.it/it/riviste/cns/catalogo
Chemical education; working memory; inclusion; Specific Learning Disorders;
Francesca De Vita; Bufalino Stefania; Ghibaudi Elena; Lombardo Renato; Maggio Antonella; Re Anna Maria; Sini Barbara
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