Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ387755
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Publication Date: 1988
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The Intellectual Factors Believed by Physicists to be Most Important to Physics Students.
Peltzer, Arnold
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v25 n9 p721-31 Dec 1988
Surveys most important intellectual abilities for physics students. Found four factors: visualization; mathematics; logic; and problem solving. Explores the variations between respondent classification (researcher, teacher) and student goal (physicist, scientifically aware layman) on the ratings. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Science, Factor Analysis, Physics, Science Careers, Scientific Personnel, Success, Surveys
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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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