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Download full textNiaz, Mansoor – 1993
Achievement in science depends among other factors on hypothetico-deductive reasoning ability; that is, on the developmental level of the students. Recent research indicates that developmental level of the students should be studied along with individual difference variables such as Pascual-Leone's M-capacity (information processing) and Witkin's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen
Niaz, Mansoor – 1989
A large proportion of college students majoring in science are unable to translate even simple sentences into algebraic equations. Given the following sentence, "There are six times as many students (S) as professors (P) at this university," 37% of 150 freshmen engineering students in a study conducted in 1981 by Clement, Lockhead, and Monk wrote…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computational Linguistics, Developmental Stages
Sanchez, Karen; Betkouski, Marianne – 1986
High risk students in college chemistry are often identified by low mathematics SAT scores, low American Chemical Society Toledo scores, and secondary school chemistry grades. This study was designed to identify additional variables that can be used at the community college level as predictors of success in chemistry. The study compared students'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, College Science, Community Colleges
