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Abstract
As modern computer technology advances, much computer software
has been developed and used in many educational settings. In chemistry
subject area, computer simulation programs can be useful not only to keep
high school students away from dangerous chemicals but also help students
understand chemistry concepts and design their own experiment. In
this study, I developed Internet based educational software for acid-base
titration experiment and let four students go through the information part
and the simulation program to evaluate how the program helped students
learn acid-base titration. The subjects agreed that the software
help understand the concepts and they liked several feature of the program:
the connection of science concepts to real life, easy and step by step
explanation, visual display of the content, opportunity to design their
own experiments, and color and volume changes of solutions. However,
there were some problems that have to be modified: small graphic size and
separation of the simulation program and its manual. Overall, the
program helped the students understand the principles and procedures of
acid-base titration and experience various experiments in short time.
I hope that this program can help more students understand the acid-base
titration.
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