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ERIC Number: EJ386103
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Problem-Solving Strategies and the Success of Afro-American Science Majors.
Alick, Bonita; Atwater, Mary M.
School Science and Mathematics, v88 n8 p659-65 Dec 1988
Discusses problem-solving strategies and the successful strategy used to solve stoichiometric problems in general college chemistry courses. Reports that rereading problems, recalling a related concept, and reasoning deductively/inductively are the most heavily used strategies among 13 categories. (YP)
Descriptors: Blacks, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Problem Solving, Protocol Analysis, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Stoichiometry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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