Possibilities of using innovative methods in chemical education
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Keywords

chemical education, innovations, educational perspectives, modern approaches to teaching, innovative means of education, innovative assessment, educational space, online learning

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Possibilities of using innovative methods in chemical education. (2023). Scientific Notes of Vinnytsia Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi State Pedagogical University Section Theory and Methods of Teaching Natural Sciences, 4, 125-135. https://doi.org/10.31652/2786-5754-2023-4-125-135

Abstract

The article analyzes literary sources in relation to the main directions of changes in chemical education and the possibility of adopting the European and world experience in teaching and learning chemistry. As educational perspectives, it is suggested: to change the approaches to teaching and learning chemistry with the aim of implementing the acquired knowledge and skills in various spheres of life and professional activity; combine knowledge from various natural sciences obtained at all educational stages and connect them to the tasks considered by higher chemical education; to recognize the work of a chemistry teacher as a science-based profession that is constantly developing and modernizing.

The paper considers the appropriateness of using the BACON online platform, the Backside Attack smartphone application, the QR Chem program, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies, 2D and 3D printing technologies as innovative means of teaching chemistry. An example of adapting material from a YouTube channel for educational purposes is given and the feasibility of creating a chemical YouTube channel is explained.

Analyzing the literature, it can be noted that the use of modern approaches, methods, means of teaching and learning chemistry leads to the formation of personal skills in students. Students will be able to implement the experience gained during their studies use and profession, and will be able to improve it throughout life. The education of interdisciplinary, qualified, creative specialists with systemic and critical thinking, as well as modern teachers focused on students to the maximum, is the expected result of innovations in chemical education.

The identified innovative approaches will be useful in teaching and learning university courses (general and inorganic chemistry, colloidal chemistry, medical chemistry, physical chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical materials science, modern chemical performance, and others).

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