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No more stressing out over structural formula - EurekAlert
Structural formulas are a source of dread for many students, but they’re an essential tool in biology lessons. A joint study by biology didactics expert Dr. Nina Minkley from Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, and chemistry didactics expert Dr. Sascha Bernholt from the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education in Kiel, Germany, have shown that the stress levels of students working with chemical formulas are significantly reduced if they are given simple tips on how to deal with these formulas. “Therby, also their overall performance increases,” says Nina Minkley, head of the study. She and her team had 136 high school students take a test with and without tips and compared their performance and stress levels. They published their findings in the journal Research in Science Education from June, 26, 2024.
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