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Direct linkJohnson-Glauch, Nicole; Choi, Dong San; Herman, Geoffrey – Journal of Engineering Education, 2020
Background: Engineering students commonly learn domain knowledge by engaging with visual representations of it. However, at times they have trouble accessing information from these representations due to the way information is encoded in features of the representation. Purpose: To describe how students engage with representation features, we…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Students, Problem Solving, Knowledge Level
Halverson, Kristy L.; Pires, Chris J.; Abell, Sandra K. – Science Education, 2011
Student understanding of biological representations has not been well studied. Yet, we know that to be efficient problem solvers in evolutionary biology and systematics, college students must develop expertise in thinking with a particular type of representation, phylogenetic trees. The purpose of this study was to understand how undergraduates…
Descriptors: Evolution, Classification, Biodiversity, Knowledge Representation
Peer reviewedRoschelle, Jeremy – International Journal of Science Education, 1998
Supports the use of microanalysis of conceptual change as a tool for reconceptualizing the nature of students' knowledge-in-development and dissolving concept-misconception and expert-novice dichotomies. Contains 48 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, High Schools, Higher Education, Knowledge Representation
Peer reviewedStacey, Kaye; MacGregor, Mollie – Mathematics Teacher, 1997
Discusses the implications of a research study of more than 2000 students aged 11 to 15 that explored why the students interpret algebra in certain ways. Recommends strategies that can help teachers deal with prior knowledge that students may bring to their study of algebra. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMaida, Paula J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1997
Describes a game used in precalculus that builds interest and confidence in the uses of inverse functions. The game is preceded by a worksheet that enables students to discover that f(x) and f-1(x) are mirror images of the line y=x. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Concept Formation, Curriculum
Peer reviewedNoh, Taehee; Scharmann, Lawrence C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1997
Describes a study that explores the instructional influence of presenting pictures at the molecular level when introducing chemistry concepts and solving chemistry problems. Explores the effect of the pictures on students' conceptions and problem-solving abilities. Contains 59 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Analysis of Covariance, Chemistry, Cognitive Structures
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
