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Direct linkZeyer, Albert; Çetin-Dindar, Ayla; Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam; Juriševic, Mojca; Devetak, Iztok; Odermatt, Freia – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
The present study is based on the empathizing-systemizing (E-S) theory of cognitive science. It was hypothesized that the influence of students' gender on their motivation to learn science is often overestimated in the research literature and that cognitive style is more important for motivation than students' gender. By using structural equation…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Gender Differences, Student Motivation, Learning Motivation
Peer reviewedLawson, Anton E.; Clark, Brian; Cramer-Meldrum, Erin; Falconer, Kathleen A.; Sequist, Jeffrey M.; Kwon, Yong-Ju – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2000
Tests the hypothesis that two general developmentally-based levels of hypothesis-testing skills exist. Finds a positive relationship between level of hypothesis-testing skill and performance on a transfer problem involving the test of a hypothesis based on unobservable entities. Also finds a positive relationship between level of…
Descriptors: Causal Models, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education
