Psychological Empirical Research New Methodology on the Conceptual Structure of Chemistry Discipline: Construction of the ERAI Four-Step Model
WANG Yang-Qian1, QIAN Yang-Yi2*, WEN Jin-Ju2, TANG Wen-Xiu3
1. School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China; 2. School of Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; 3. College of Teacher Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Abstract The study of concept and conceptual structure are focal topics in educational psychology and cognitive psychology, aiming to explore the organizational patterns and structural relationships among concepts. In comparison to the mature development of conceptual structure research in the social attributes domain, the development of conceptual structures in disciplinary domains still lags behind. To deepen the research on conceptual structures in disciplinary domains and enrich the methodological foundation of conceptual structures in disciplinary research and practice, this paper presents the first methodological model for conceptual structure research:the ERAI Four-Step Model (eliciting-representing-assessing-improving four-step model). Simultaneously, using the exploration of the conceptual structure of the topic “reaction heat” in high school chemistry as an example, it elucidates how psychological research tools can be applied to conceptual structure research through the model, reflects on current issues and explores possible directions for future development in the field of conceptual structure research in the discipline of chemistry.
WANG Yang-Qian, QIAN Yang-Yi, WEN Jin-Ju, TANG Wen-Xiu. Psychological Empirical Research New Methodology on the Conceptual Structure of Chemistry Discipline: Construction of the ERAI Four-Step Model[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2025, 46(3): 3-10.
