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ERIC Number: EJ353007
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Role of Cognitive Factors in Chemistry Achievement.
Chandran, Sarath; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v24 n2 p145-60 Feb 1987
Discusses a study that examined the role of four cognitive factors (formal reasoning ability, prior knowledge, field dependence/independence, and memory capacity) on achievement in chemistry as measured by tests of lab application, chemical calculations, and content knowledge. Reports the significance of prior knowledge and formal reasoning ability to achievement. (ML)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Field Dependence Independence, Formal Operations, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes, Memory, Performance, Predictor Variables, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research