STR120: A Web-Based Board Game for Aiding Students in Review of the Structural Theory of Organic Compounds

This paper provides information about a multilingual (Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, and French) virtual card game for computers and smartphones. Facing the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, this game allows students to play remotely or face-to-face with friends in a fun and cooper...

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Published in:Journal of chemical education 2022-09, Vol.99 (9), p.3315-3322
Main Authors: da Silva Júnior, José Nunes, Winum, Jean-Yves, Basso, Andrea, Gelati, Luca, Moni, Lisa, Melo Leite Junior, Antonio José, Mafezoli, Jair, Zampieri, Dávila, Alexandre, Francisco Serra Oliveira, Veja, Kimberly Benedetti, Monteiro, André Jalles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Card games
Chemical Sciences
Collaboration
College students
French language
Italian language
Learning
Organic chemicals
Organic compounds
Pandemics
Portuguese language
Science activities
Science education
Spanish language
Students
Teaching methods
Undergraduate study
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Summary:This paper provides information about a multilingual (Portuguese, English, Spanish, Italian, and French) virtual card game for computers and smartphones. Facing the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, this game allows students to play remotely or face-to-face with friends in a fun and cooperative environment and review the topics related to the structural theory of organic compounds simultaneously. Brazilian and Italian undergraduate students played and evaluated the game positively. Also, learning assessments revealed that the game promotes learning equivalent to the traditional solving-problem classes. Therefore, the game is a playful alternative method to the conventional educational strategies for reviewing the content related to the structural theory of organic compounds in a fun way in a collaborative environment in which the students discuss the answer to each question.
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00389