ERIC Number: EJ1196655
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Nov
Pages: 4
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
EISSN: N/A
Nomenclature Bets: An Innovative Computer-Based Game to Aid Students in the Study of Nomenclature of Organic Compounds
da Silva, José Nunes, Jr.; Lim, Mary Anne Sousa; Miranda, Fátima Nunes; Leite, Antonio José Melo, Jr.; Alexandre, Francisco Serra Oliveira; Assis, Djheyson Carlos de Oliveira; Nobre, Davi Janô
Journal of Chemical Education, v95 n11 p2055-2058 Nov 2018
This report provides information about an interactive computer-based game named Nomenclature Bets and its utilization in the form of a tournament as a didactic strategy to enhance the students' interest in their studies of nomenclature of organic compounds. The game allows high school and first-year undergraduate students to review, in pairs, the nomenclature of organic compounds in a fun and engaging competition by answering up to 650 multiple-choice questions. Students' opinions have been quite positive, and they consider the game to be a complementary innovative didactic tool. Nomenclature Bets is available online via a Web browser free of charge in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
Descriptors: Computer Games, Teaching Methods, Competition, Science Instruction, Student Interests, High School Students, Undergraduate Students, Organic Chemistry, Student Attitudes, Multiple Choice Tests, Portuguese, Spanish, English
Division of Chemical Education, Inc. and ACS Publications Division of the American Chemical Society. 1155 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 800-227-5558; Tel: 202-872-4600; e-mail: eic@jce.acs.org; Web site: http://pubs.acs.org/jchemeduc
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A