Researchers find metacognition aids sub-microscopic understanding

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In a new study, researchers have investigated whether a task incorporating a metavisual strategy can improve students’ submicroscopic level understanding. The team’s findings suggest that it can contribute positively to students’ formation of chemical mental models.

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