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ERIC Number: EJ636491
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1363-6820
Knowledge Matters in Vocational Problem-solving: A Cognitive View.
Soden, Rebecca; Pithers, R. T.
Journal of Vocational Education & Training: The Vocational Aspect of Education, v53 n2 p205-22 2001
After a study identified inconsistencies between cognitive research findings and accounting teaching methods, accounting instructors in Scottish colleges implemented a cognitive approach with 49 students. Compared to 31 controls, these students were better able to adapt what they had learned to complete nonroutine tasks. (Contains 44 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Accounting, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Metacognition, Postsecondary Education, Vocational Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Scotland