Implementing the SEA application for organic chemistry: arrow-pushing versus electron-moving techniques

• Main Authors: Talib, Othman, Nawawi, Mokhtar, Wan Ali, Wan Zah, Mahmud, Rosnaini, Tengku Shariman, Tengku Putri Norishah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68551/1/Implementing%20the%20SEA%20application%20for%20organic%20chemistry%20arrow-pushing%20versus%20electron-moving%20techniques.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/68551/

The models used in organic chemistry are usually rigid; it is difficult for students to rapidly transfer between the macroscopic, submicroscopic, and symbolic levels of thought. As a result, students' perceptions of these models are sometimes incorrect. In organic synthesis students should comp...