A kinetic structure analysis of selected textbooks in college chemistry

Date of Publication

1994

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education Major in Chemistry

Subject Categories

Chemistry

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Science Education

Thesis Adviser

Melecio Deauna

Defense Panel Chair

Anamy Ma. Paano

Defense Panel Member

Reuben V. Quiroga
Adelaida Bago
Rose Marie Salazar-Clemena
Bee Ching U. Ong

Abstract/Summary

The study probes into the range of applicability and validity of the kinetic structure and comprehensibility.The analytical scheme was based on the theories, principles, and guidelines originally proposed by O. Roger Anderson. The actual process was mainly carried out via the Kinetic Structure Analyzer Program (KSAP), a computer software specifically developed for this study.Subjected to Kinetic Structure Analysis (KSA) were four general college Chemistry textbooks adopted by a good number of universities and colleges in Manila for their science and engineering students. The over-all degree of kinetic structure and comprehensibility of the texts were based on the commonality coefficient, a fundamental estimate inherent to KSA. The over-all KSA results translated into ordinal measures significantly agreed with a collated Chemistry Experts' Opinions (CEO) as regards to the texts' respective degree of comprehensibility. Other KSA attributes such as the progression density coefficient and the kinetogram plots were also employed and considered in this study in an attempt to illustrate KSA's so-called touch of molecularity .KSA is a valid method for textbook analysis. KSA is highly recommended to be a possible scheme in the selection and evaluation of other science textbooks and curriculum materials.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TG02293

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

187 leaves ; Computer print-out

Keywords

Textbooks; Chemistry--Study and teaching; Science--Study and teaching--Aids and devices; Teaching--Aids and devices; Structures, Theory of--Computer programs

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