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Yager, Robert E.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Reports on a study that examined the performance and science attitudes of two groups of students in a college chemistry course. One group had enrolled in high school chemistry; the other group had not. There was no difference between groups as to attitude toward chemistry or academic performance. (RT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, College Science, Courses
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Scharmann, Lawrence C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Examines the influence of both locus of control and three instructional strategies to foster an understanding of the nature of science. Reports that the nature of science was most predictable for a separate process/content/teaching methods and logical thinking ability was the best predictor of the nature of science. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Locus of Control, Logical Thinking