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ERIC Number: EJ643903
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0157-244X
Students' Metacognitive Development in an Innovative Second Year Chemical Engineering Course.
Case, Jennifer; Gunstone, Richard; Lewis, Alison
Research in Science Education, v31 n3 p313-35 2001
Investigates the metacognitive development of students in a second year chemical engineering course which had such development as an explicit goal. Concludes, among other results, that there is a shift in student approach from a focus on solving problems towards a stronger valuing of conceptual understanding. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Metacognition, Problem Solving, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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