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Perry's Scheme of Intellectual and Epistemological Development as a Framework for Describing Student Difficulties in Learning Organic Chemistry
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Grove, Nathaniel P.; Bretz, Stacey Lowery – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
We have investigated student difficulties with the learning of organic chemistry. Using Perry's Model of Intellectual Development as a framework revealed that organic chemistry students who function as dualistic thinkers struggle with the complexity of the subject matter. Understanding substitution/elimination reactions and multi-step syntheses is…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Intellectual Development, Learning Problems, Models
Alternatives to Spontaneous Speech: Elicited Translation and Imitation as Indicators of Second Language Competence. Working Papers on Bilingualism, No. 3.
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Swain, Merrill; And Others – 1974
Elicited imitation occurs in an experimental situation during which subjects are requested to repeat a model sentence constructed so as to include specific desired grammatical structures. Elicited translation involves giving subjects a sentence in one language, and asking them to say the same thing, but in another language; elicited translation…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Comprehension, Data Collection, Imitation
The American College Student, 1988. National Norms for 1984 and 1986 College Freshmen.
Astin, Alexander W.; And Others – 1990
This report summarizes the results and presents statistical data (two-thirds of the report) of a 1988 followup national survey concerning the impact of different types of college environments on development of 1984 and 1986 freshmen. The survey involved the following general categories: satisfaction with college, talent development during college,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)
Generic Skills in the Reasoning and Interpersonal Domains.
Smith, Arthur De W.; And Others – 1974
Generic skills are those overt and covert behaviors which are fundamental to the performance of many tasks and sub tasks carried out in a wide range of occupations and which are basic to job specific skills. Generally included in the term are: mathematics, communication, reasoning, interpersonal and manipulative skills. Excluded from generic…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classification, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development