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Changes in Cognitive Preferences During Two Years of Physics Study in Victorian Schools
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Mackay, Lindsay D. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1972
Students' preferences changed from applied to theoretical aspects of physics, and from recall of facts to identification of fundamental principles during two years of study of the Physical Science Study Committee in Australian High Schools. (AL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Physics, Science Course Improvement Projects
Evaluation of an ASEP Unit by Correlation Studies
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Thomson, Margaret – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1977
Examines the relationship between Piagetian stage of development and achievement on the Australian Science Education Project (ASEP) unit "The Human Machine." Fifty-seven secondary school age boys took the Tisher-Dale "Understanding in Science Test" as a measure of cognitive development as well as the ASEP unit exam. The…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Instructional Materials