The Effectiveness of Infographics in Teaching Chemical Bonding

Abstract

Students lack conceptual understanding of the key ideas related to chemical bonding. To address
this problem, this paper tested the effectiveness of two types of infographics, namely animated and static, in
teaching chemical bonding. Mixed-method particularly sequential exploratory research design was used in
this study. Additionally, the study utilized an instrument containing two type of test, multiple choice and
essay, which undergone a thorough expert validation and test-retest procedure. The study also employed an
interview method to support the quantitative data with the help of Nvivo application and the result were
carefully interpreted. The participants were Grade 9 students divided into two experimental groups, studentrespondents exposed to animated and to static infographics, which had 20 participants each in a Pre-test and
Post-test basis.The result of the analysis in the post-test mean scores shows that student-respondents exposed
to animated infographics obtained higher post-test mean score compared to those who were exposed to static
infographics. Therefore, it can be concluded that animated infographics is more effective compared to static
infographics because it offered a more attractive, instructive and interactive visual presentation to learners
which catches their attention and help improved their retention and performance in chemical bonding.