The Connected Chemistry Curriculum is backed by over a decade of research on the use of simulations in chemistry education, spatial reasoning, and visualization software. The CCC Team has published several reports and articles on the effectiveness and learning processes involved in learning with the CCC.
Research publications related to CCC’s effectiveness and activated learning processes:
Chen, Y., Yim, R., Kogen, R., Superfine, A., & Stieff, M. (2020). Rethinking rater effects when using teacher observation protocols. Manuscript accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020. Nashville, TN.
DeSutter, D. & Stieff, M. (2020). Designing for spatial thinking in STEM: Embodying perspective shifts does not lead to improvements in imagined operations. Manuscript accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2020. Nashville, TN.
Meyerhoff, H. S., Jardine, N., Stieff, M., Hegarty, M., & Franconeri, S. (2019). Visual ZIP files: Mental rotation overcomes capacity limits by compressing objects. Journal of Vision, 19(10), 134.
Ryan, S., & Stieff, M. (2019). Drawing for assessing learning outcomes in chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education, 96(9), 1813-1820.
Stieff, M. (2019). Improving learning outcomes in secondary chemistry with visualization-supported inquiry activities. Journal of Chemical Education, 96(7), 1300-1307.
Stieff, M., Origenes, A., DeSutter, D., Lira, M., Gabel, G., & Banevicius, L. (2018). Operational constraints on the mental rotation of STEM diagrams. Journal of Educational Psychology, 110(8), 1160-1174.
Stieff, M., Scheiter, K., Ainsworth, S., Bohrmann-Linder, C., & Schall, M. (2018). Drawing for learning from dynamic visualizations in science. In J. Kay, & R. Luckin (Eds.), Rethinking Learning in the Digital Age, Making the Learning Sciences Count, 13th International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2018, Vol. 2 (pp. 937-940). London: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Cooper, M., Stieff, M., & DeSutter, D. (2017). Sketching the invisible to predict the visible: From drawing to modeling in chemistry. Topics in Cognitive Science, 9(4), 902-920.
DeSutter, D., & Stieff, M. (2017). Teaching students to think spatially through embodied actions: design principles for learning environments in STEM. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2(1), 1-22.
DeSutter, D., & Stieff, M. (2016). Embodied actions to support spatial thinking in STEM: Structural diagrams in organic chemistry. In C. K. Looi, J. L. Polman, U. Cress, P. & Reimann (Eds.), Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016, Vol. 2 (pp. 1233-1234). Singapore: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Ainsworth, S., Stieff, M., DeSutter, D., Tytler, T., Prain, V., Panagiotopoulos, D., Wigmore, P., van Joolingen, W., Heijnes, J., Leenaars, F., & Puntambekar, S. (2016). Exploring the value of drawing in learning and assessment. In C. K. Looi, J. L. Polman, U. Cress, P. & Reimann (Eds.), Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016, Vol. 2 (pp. 1149-1151). Singapore: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Stieff, M., & Superfine, A. C. (2016). Reforming the undergraduate STEM classroom experience. In C. K. Looi, J. L. Polman, U. Cress, P. & Reimann (Eds.), Transforming Learning, Empowering Learners: The International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) 2016, Vol. 2 (pp. 1149-1151). Singapore: International Society of the Learning Sciences.
Stieff, M., Lira, M., & Scopelitis, S. A. (2016). Gesture supports spatial thinking in STEM. Cognition & Instruction, 34(2), 80-99.
Stieff, M., Scopelitis, S. A., Lira, M., & DeSutter, D. (2016). Improving representational competence in organic chemistry with concrete models. Science Education, 100(2), 344-363.
Stieff, M., & Uttal, D. (2015). How much can spatial training improve STEM achievement? Educational Psychology Review, 27(4), 607-615.
Stieff, M. (2015). Supporting the teaching and learning of chemistry with the Connected Chemistry Curriculum. Spectrum, 40(3), 1.
Funding Support
The CCC project has been supported by the following grants:
- 2010, Institute of Education Sciences, The Connected Chemistry Curriculum, R305A100992
- 2017, Institute of Education Sciences, Efficacy of the Connected Chemistry Curriculum, R305A170074