Development and validation of a technological application for teaching organic nomenclature from a STS perspective

Abstract

Many investigations coincide in affirming that the teaching of Chemistry in the different educational areas does not manage to arouse the expected interest in the students. This situation may be due to the existence of disciplinary curricula far from the reality of today’s society and the use of traditional teaching methodologies. In recent years, Information and Communication Technologies are being widely used for the preparation of teaching materials, and there are numerous studies that coincide in demonstrating how they facilitate teaching and learning processes in their different stages. As an example of the contribution of technology to STS education in certain social contexts, this work explains the development of a application that addresses the issue of nomenclature of organic compounds and that is intended for students of High Education and Universities who study Organic Chemistry. This application, which has been validated by the opinion of experts in the subject, can be installed on any cell phone with an Android operating system and contains theoretical concepts, solved practical exercises and self-evaluations so that they can be used by the students who take this subject in the moment in which it considers it necessary.