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Peer reviewedHenry, Loren L.; Rowsey, Robert E. – Science Education, 1978
Compares the performance of three groups of students on two instruments developed to measure an understanding of: (1) metric relationships and (2) metric applications. It is concluded that participants are able to perform paper-pencil computation with metric units without being able to apply them. (HM)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Higher Education, Instruction, Knowledge Level
