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Moore, J. Christopher; Rubbo, Louis J. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2012
We have found that non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors taking either a conceptual physics or astronomy course at two regional comprehensive institutions score significantly lower preinstruction on the Lawson's Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (LCTSR) in comparison to national average STEM majors. Based on…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Majors (Students), Physics, Piagetian Theory
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Raven, Ronald J.; Thongprasert, Kingfa – Science Education, 1977
Presents a comparison of Thai and American fifth and eighth
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Elementary School Science
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Donald, Janet Gail – Higher Education, 1992
Review of models traditionally used by different disciplines to describe thinking processes led to development of a general model and testing in six pure and applied matched disciplines (physics, engineering, psychology, education, English literature, composition). Professors applied the models to their courses in different ways and used various…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction