All Johnstone's model articles

News
Students’ struggle with multiple representations

2020-02-13T09:29:00Z

How important is it for students to be able to move between chemical representations to grasp fundamental chemical concepts and phenomena?
Feature
Develop deeper understanding with models

2019-06-05T10:11:00Z

How to bridge the gap between the ‘seen’ science and the ‘unseen’ explanation
News
Does this resonate with you?

2019-05-16T11:56:00Z

How to present confusing resonance representations to students
Ideas
Assessing students' understanding

2018-12-17T12:08:00Z

How to work out why they got the answer right
Feature
Making practical work more effective

2017-09-25T11:52:00Z

Microscale chemistry and well-ordered teaching sequences reduce cognitive overload
News
Triangulation to tame the Triplet

2017-06-29T07:30:00Z

Getting your students to think about how they learn
News
The value of modelling molecules

2016-08-10T00:00:00Z

Challenge of visual-spatial representations
CPD
Rates of reactions

2015-12-21T00:00:00Z

Steve Hacker explains how the concept of reaction rates could be introduced
Feature
Representing molecular behaviour

2015-05-11T00:00:00Z

Roy Tasker explains how molecular animations help students
Review
Learning with understanding in the chemistry classroom

2015-03-09T00:00:00Z

A reincarnation of old foes
News
Mixed messages

2013-10-17T00:00:00Z

Examining the representations of chemical bonding in textbooks
News
Avoiding crossed wires

2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

Clarity avoids confusion across representation
Feature
Chemical Bonding

2011-05-01T00:00:00Z

A masterclass in teaching the topic of bonding, basing chemical explanation on physical forces