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Peer reviewedMoreira, Marco A.; Santos, Carlos A. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Two approaches to the content of thermodynamics were used in an introductory college physics course: traditional organization and organization based on Ausubel's learning theory. The influence of these organizations on engineering student's (N=58) cognitive structure was investigated using a word association test analyzed through hierarchical…
Descriptors: College Science, Conventional Instruction, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Download full textPallrand, George J. – 1988
This investigation focuses upon the question of: (1) how naive subjects organize and represent knowledge when solving problems; (2) how previous experience of a novice is used in solving a problem; (3) what kinds of information and knowledge are sought as well as overlooked by novices when solving problems; (4) what kinds of strategies novices…
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Graduate Students
