Mediating Mental Models of Metals: Acknowledging the Priority of the Learner's Prior Learning.

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College chemistry students' mental models of acids and acid strength (2011, background): “In chemistry, these studies include investigations of students’ mental models of atoms and molecules (Harrison & Treagust, 1996), ionic bonding (Coll & Treagust, 2003), metallic bonding (Taber, 2003), chemical equilibrium (Chiu, Chou, & Liu, 2002), and acids and bases (Lin&Chiu, 2007).”
Effects of Cooperative Learning on Students’ Understanding of Metallic Bonding (2008, background): “There is just a force and not a real chemical bond in metals (Taber 2001) There is some form of bonding in metals, but no proper bonding (Taber 2001) All the iron atoms are same and don’t need to be bonded (Taber 2003) Because they are the same sort, they hold together (Taber 2003) Res Sci Educ (200”
Identifying Atomic Structure as a Threshold Concept: Student mental models and troublesomeness (2009, background): “Taber (2003) reported another model-based study related to metal bonding or metallic structure with college students.”