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Korn, Ellen – Community College Frontiers, 1978
Describes the development at Jefferson Community College of a method for identifying students with insufficient cognitive skills for success in nonmajor biology courses, and for improving these skills in remedial programs which have no relation to course material. (TP)
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Tests, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedWheeler, Desmond M. S.; Wheeler, Margaret M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1979
The authors provide criticisms of the teaching of organic chemistry in the United States. They suggest that changes be made in the method of presentation of the material, with topics introduced early in the course providing framework for subsequent material. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Comprehension, Course Content
Understandings and Misunderstandings of Eight Graders of Five Chemistry Concepts Found in Textbooks.
Peer reviewedAbraham, Michael R.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Reports on misconceptions held by intermediate grade students concerning chemistry textbook concepts, on the relation of reasoning ability to those misconceptions, and on the extent that textbooks encourage misconceptions. Concludes that the level of understanding displayed for the selected concepts, in combination with the nature of students'…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
