Collaboration between chemistry lecturers and literacy lecturers led to the development and implementation of an interdisciplinary project with the object of addressing two pertinent challenges in chemistry education. The first challenge is the tendency of students to approach different topics in science as separate units of knowledge, which hinders cumulative knowledge building. The second challenge is the effective incorporation of scientific communication skills into science curricula. In the course of this project students completed various assignments in the fields of chemistry and scientific communication, while exploring the characteristics and properties of individual ionic compounds. Feedback on the first two iterations of this project was obtained by electronic surveys. The results revealed that the project succeeded in enabling students to appreciate the interconnectedness of various topics within the chemistry curriculum. It also supported the development of students’ scientific communication skills and helped them realize the significance of these skills in a science context. Furthermore, it revealed the importance of concerted communication by the lecturers with the students to maintain the collaboration between the different disciplines.

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行动研究：化学与科学传播相结合，促进累积知识积累和科学传播技能

化学讲师和扫盲讲师之间的合作导致了一个跨学科项目的开发和实施，目的是解决化学教育中的两个相关挑战。第一个挑战是学生趋向于将科学中的不同主题作为单独的知识单元来处理，这阻碍了累积知识的建立。第二个挑战是将科学交流技能有效地纳入科学课程中。在该项目的过程中，学生完成了化学和科学交流领域的各种作业，同时探索了各种离子化合物的特性和性质。通过电子调查获得了有关该项目前两次迭代的反馈。结果表明，该项目成功地使学生认识到化学课程中各个主题的相互联系。它还支持学生科学沟通能力的发展，并帮助他们在科学背景下认识到这些技能的重要性。此外，它揭示了讲师与学生进行协调交流的重要性，以保持不同学科之间的协作。