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ERIC Number: EJ361679
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
A Study of Two Measures of Spatial Ability as Predictors of Success in Different Levels of General Chemistry.
Carter, Carolyn S.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v24 n7 p645-57 Oct 1987
Reports on a study in which two spatial tests were given to science and engineering majors and to students in nursing and agriculture at Purdue University (Indiana). Scores from the tests consistently contributed a small but significant amount of success on measures of performance in chemistry. (TW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agricultural Education, Algorithms, Chemistry, College Science, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Memorization, Nursing Education, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Purdue University IN; Science Education Research