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Coscarelli, William C.; And Others – 1976
Ninety students in an introductory chemistry class were divided into three groups to test the power of algorithms to increase logical thinking abilities. The experimental group received approximately 10 hours of laboratory instruction based on the use of procedural algorithms. Experiment and control groups were tested for logical thinking…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, College Science, Educational Research
Renwick, E. M. – Mathematics Teaching, 1976
These three brief articles concern problems students encounter in solving simple linear equations, children's conceptions of number, and the distinction between adding objects and adding numbers as illustrated by students' problems with Euler's formula. (SD)
Descriptors: Algebra, Algorithms, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education