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NewsIntegrating scaffolding and metacognition into titrations
Can a flipped-practical approach encourage thinking and self-reflection?
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NewsCreative exercises to connect concepts in organic chemistry
Learn how to use purposeful prompts to encourage students to make meaningful connections between newly learned and previously covered ideas
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NewsHow making mistakes in practicals impacts student engagement
Understand how learners respond to and recover from different types of errors in the chemistry lab to improve student outcomes
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NewsUse students' drawings to understand their thinking
How to develop your recognition and interpretation skills to better evaluate learners’ chemical representations
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NewsHow metacognition improves student engagement and outcomes
Two strategies to improve learners’ thinking about thinking when solving chemistry problems
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NewsHow PhET simulations help students with abstract concepts
Use digital resources to improve students’ chemistry learning outcomes
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NewsCelebrate curiosity, creativity and co-operation in your chemistry lessons
They’re key to learners identifying positively with chemistry and achieving success
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NewsImprove assessment accessibility for multilingual learners
Teaching tips to help you tackle four key language challenges EAL learners face in chemistry
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NewsFoster more diverse involvement in all science lessons
Understand the challenges faced by students with concealable or hidden characteristics to engage all your learners in classroom research
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NewsHelp learners understand and compare the Bohr and electron cloud models
Make the abstract nature of atomic theory more concrete with these evidence-informed teaching tips
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NewsUnpacking representations
Teach learners how to interpret and compare different chemical representations
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NewsImprove your learners’ NMR interpretation skills
Encourage students to determine and draw the structures of simple organic molecules with this free, online resource
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NewsHow best to engage students in group work
Use evidence-based research to help students get the most out of group work
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NewsReduce cognitive load with an augmented reality learning environment
Discover how to use augmented reality to help students visualise organic mechanisms
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NewsHow visuospatial thinking boosts chemistry understanding
Encourage your students to use their hands to help them get to grips with complex chemistry concepts
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NewsUnderstanding how students untangle intermolecular forces
Discover how learners use electronegativity to predict the location of dipole−dipole interactions
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News3 ways to boost knowledge transfer and retention
Apply these evidence-informed cognitive processes to ensure your learners get ahead
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NewsBoost maths skills to improve chemistry learning
Use these evidence-based tips to help your learners get ahead with chemical calculations
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NewsSupport student sensemaking through directed dialogue
Discover how to encourage effective classroom conversation to boost student understanding
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NewsHow to banish misconceptions with green chemistry
Evidence-informed tips on how a greener approach can improve problem-solving abilities and address misconceptions