Studies in chemistry education show that chemistry topics are considered as abstract, complicated and
hard to understand by students. For this reason, it is important to develop new materials and use them
in classes for better understanding of abstract concepts. Moving from this point, a student-centered
research guided by a teacher was conducted by constructing models for teaching chemical bonds. A
one-group pre-test – post-test design was used in the study (weak experimental design). A study guide
was prepared on the topic of chemical bonding and was used to teach the topic to freshman students in
General Chemistry II class. An achievement test on chemical bonding was taken by students before and
after the study. Statistical analysis of the results has shown that the study guide enhanced students’
understanding of chemical bonding concepts. Additionally, some misconceptions in the topic reported
in literature were not observed in the study group.