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Grove, Nathaniel P.; Bretz, Stacey Lowery – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2010
We have investigated student difficulties with the learning of organic chemistry. Using Perry's Model of Intellectual Development as a framework revealed that organic chemistry students who function as dualistic thinkers struggle with the complexity of the subject matter. Understanding substitution/elimination reactions and multi-step syntheses is…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Intellectual Development, Learning Problems, Models
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Birch, William – Studies in Higher Education, 1986
Problem-based learning is argued to be the most effective means of developing students' general mental abilities, integrating academic and operational approaches to higher education, and instilling a high level of student motivation and capacity for active learning. Conditions for successful problem-based learning are discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries