Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2003 High school chemistry students' learning of the elements, structure, and periodicity of the periodic table: contributions of inquiry-based activities and exemplary graphics Knight Phares Roddy Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Roddy, Knight Phares, "High school chemistry students' learning of the elements, structure, and periodicity of the periodic table: contributions of inquiry-based activities and exemplary graphics" (2003). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 2431. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/2431 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please
[email protected]. HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY STUDENTS’ LEARNING OF THE ELEMENTS, STRUCTURE, AND PERIODICITY OF THE PERIODIC TABLE: CONTRIBUTIONS OF INQUIRY-BASED ACTIVITIES AND EXEMPLARY GRAPHICS A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Curriculum and Instruction by Knight Phares Roddy Jr. B.S., Louisiana State University, 1985 M.N.S., Louisiana State University, 1996 May, 2003 Copyright 2003 Knight Phares Roddy Jr. All rights reserved ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would first like to acknowledge the support that my family has given me throughout my years in education. I have had the faithful support and encouragement of my beloved wife, “Dr.