1st year undergraduate students' understanding of the chemical bond: Analysis of answers to metacognitive questions


Published: Sep 13, 2024
Keywords:
Chemical bonding Flavell's categories of metacognition Metacognition
Evangelos Pyrgas
Eleni Pappa
Georgios Tsaparlis
Abstract

The responses of 73 first-year chemistry and biology Greek students to two metacognitive questions about chemical bond are analysed. The research was carried out in the academic year 2012-13 at the University of Ioannina. Most students found covalent bonding more difficult than ionic bonding. Neither bond was difficult for 4.1% of students, while for 8.2% both bonds were equally difficult. 43.8% reported difficulties with specific concepts and topics, while 19.2% reported general observations. According to Flavell's categories of metacognition, most responses belong in the category of metacognitive knowledge, followed by metacognitive experience.

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