Do they improve the simulations in chemistry labs for student learning? Perceptions of first-year university students of General Chemistry

Abstract

The main purpose of this work is to analyze the perception of students enrolled in the General Chemistry Laboratory course at Suffolk University Madrid Campus on the improvement of their learning process through the inclusion of simulations in this lab course. This improvement will also be measured in a more objective way by means of the grades in the final exam. This report shows that a more positive perception is achieved in students with more visual skills, and that a more objective improvement is particularly observed in the grades of non science major students.