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ERIC Number: EJ255501
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Nov
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Influence of Content Organization on Student's Cognitive Structure in Thermodynamics.
Moreira, Marco A.; Santos, Carlos A.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v18 n6 p525-31 Nov 1981
Two approaches to the content of thermodynamics were used in an introductory college physics course: traditional organization and organization based on Ausubel's learning theory. The influence of these organizations on engineering student's (N=58) cognitive structure was investigated using a word association test analyzed through hierarchical clustering analysis. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Conventional Instruction, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Organization, Physics, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sequential Approach, Teaching Methods, Thermodynamics, Vertical Organization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cognitive Structures; David P Ausubel; Science Education Research