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Rohrig, Brian – Science Teacher, 2010
A major goal of education is to help learners store information in long-term memory and use that information on later occasions to effectively solve problems (Vockell 2010). Therefore, this author began to use the Rubik's cube to help students learn to problem solve. There is something special about this colorful three-dimensional puzzle that…
Descriptors: Long Term Memory, Teaching Methods, Problem Solving, Puzzles
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Al-Balushi, Sulaiman M. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
This study explores the mental images at the microscopic level of matter created by 22 preservice science teachers in Oman. Participants were encouraged during a guided imagery session to construct mental images for a scenario written about the explanation of the reaction of sodium in water. They were then asked to describe what they envisioned in…
Descriptors: Imagination, Imagery, Chemistry, Long Term Memory