Acceptability of technology enhanced learning system in chemistry teachers

Designing an educational system for students is a challenging task. E-learning systems and simulations are gaining considerable attention from chemistry teachers and are becoming more popular. This paper proposes and studies a chemistry educational system that combines experiment simulations and molecular visualization for the secondary school level. In this study, we conducted individual structured interviews with chemistry teachers to gain more understanding of users regarding the system requirements. To analyze and evaluate the responses, a qualitative content analysis method was used. The paper also presents preliminary results of a testing of such system with students. We also examine the strengths and deficiencies in the prototype, and the implications this has for a system aimed at helping learners better understand chemistry subjects. Some future study directions are discussed as well.