Nudging College Pre-service Teachers towards the Desired Path in Isomerism Concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through the Use of Conceptual Change Texts

Woldie Belachew

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The main objective of the study was to determine Pre-service Chemistry Teachers’ (PCTs) understanding of isomerism related concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons (AHs). To get in-depth picture of PCTs understanding on isomerism related concepts of AHs, case study was employed. The sample for this study consisted of twelve participants selected from 87 PCTs randomly, in two classes. These were second year PCTs registered in Introductory Organic Chemistry I course in Arbaminch College of Teachers Education, Southern, Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS), Ethiopia in the year 2017 G.C. A semi-structured interview was used for judging understanding of PCTs in relation to isomerism concepts. A framework analysis approach was applied to analyze interview data. The results of analysis revealed that the PCTs in the Intervention Group (IG) had better acquisition of isomerism concepts than those in the Comparison Group (CG). Based on the results and discussions, conclusions were made.

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hydrocarbons
conceptual change
isomerism

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2020, Volume 16, Issue 1, Article No: em1803

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Belachew, W. (2020). Nudging College Pre-service Teachers towards the Desired Path in Isomerism Concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through the Use of Conceptual Change Texts. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(1), em1803. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112116

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Belachew W. Nudging College Pre-service Teachers towards the Desired Path in Isomerism Concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through the Use of Conceptual Change Texts. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(1):em1803. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112116

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Belachew W. Nudging College Pre-service Teachers towards the Desired Path in Isomerism Concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through the Use of Conceptual Change Texts. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2020;16(1), em1803. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112116

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Belachew, Woldie. "Nudging College Pre-service Teachers towards the Desired Path in Isomerism Concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through the Use of Conceptual Change Texts". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2020 16 no. 1 (2020): em1803. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112116

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Belachew, W. (2020). Nudging College Pre-service Teachers towards the Desired Path in Isomerism Concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through the Use of Conceptual Change Texts. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 16(1), em1803. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112116

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Belachew, Woldie "Nudging College Pre-service Teachers towards the Desired Path in Isomerism Concepts of Aliphatic Hydrocarbons through the Use of Conceptual Change Texts". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 16, no. 1, 2020, em1803. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/112116