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Are Conceptual Change Approaches to Learning Science Effective for Everyone? Gender, Prior Subject Matter Interest, and Learning about Electricity.

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Chambers, Sharon K.; Andre, Thomas – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1995

The relationships among gender, interest in and experience with electricity, and conceptual change text manipulations were studied for 48 male and 50 female college students learning basic electricity concepts. Conceptual change text facilitated learning, as expected. Interactions of gender and interest are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Students, Electricity, Experience, Prior Learning

Attributes Affecting Computer-Aided Decision Making--A Literature Survey.

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Moldafsky, Neil I; Kwon, Ik-Whan – Computers in Human Behavior, 1994

Reviews current literature about personal, demographic, situational, and cognitive attributes that affect computer-aided decision making. The effectiveness of computer-aided decision making is explored in relation to decision quality, effectiveness, and confidence. Studies of the effects of age, anxiety, cognitive type, attitude, gender, and prior…

Descriptors: Age, Cognitive Style, Computer Anxiety, Computer Attitudes