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Cognitive Analysis of Physics Textbooks at the Tertiary or College Level.
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Prosser, Michael – Science Education, 1979
This study, conducted in an Australian institution, investigates the intellectual requirements of the mechanics section of a first-year college physics text. Instructional and prerequisite concepts were classified in terms of the intellectual skills required to understand them. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Content Analysis