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Students’ Independent Use Of Screencasts And Simulations To Construct Understanding Of Solubility Concepts, Deborah Herrington, Ryan D. Sweeder, Jessica Vandenplas

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As students increasingly use online chemistry animations and simulations, it is becoming more important to understand how students independently engage with such materials and to develop a set of best practices for students’ use of these resources outside of the classroom. Most of the literature examining students’ use of animations and simulations has focused on classroom use with some studies suggesting that better outcomes are obtained when students use simulations with minimal guidance while others indicate the need for appropriate scaffolding. This study examined differences with respect to (1) student understanding of the concept of dissolution of ionic and covalent …