The nature of student misconceptions about electricity and
electrochemistry is well-known and there is evidence that
chemistry textbooks and instructors are responsible for many
student misconceptions related to electrochemistry. Huddle,
White, and Rogers found that instructors tend to use everyday
language that can have multiple meanings within the context of
science and that many statements made by these instructors can
be misinterpreted by students. Thus, they designed a lecture
demonstration model of an electrochemical cell9 to address the
following student misconceptions