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Anamuah-Mensah, J. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1986
Describes an investigation of the strategies used by 47 high school students in solving volumetric analysis problems in chemistry. Reports that students in the high ability group mainly used the "formula" approach, while those in the low ability group tended to use the "proportional" approach to problem solving. (TW)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation