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Peer reviewedReif, Frederick; Larkin, Jill H. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
Scientific and everyday knowledge domains are compared so as to reveal the distinctive differences between their goals and the cognitive processes used to attain them. The main goals, working goals, learning difficulties, knowledge structure, concept specification, knowledge organization, role of school science, program-solving instruction, formal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation, Epistemology, Higher Education
Download full textStine, Deborah E. – 1996
An administrator's daily life is full of decisions that often involve an "on the spot" solution. This paper discusses some of the principles involved in drawing inferences in research and decision making, and describes how a knowledge of decision-making errors can help administrators. The paper also describes a case study that…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Data Interpretation, Decision Making
