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ERIC Number: EJ103099
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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The Identification and Significance of Intuitive and Analytic Problem Solving Approaches Among College Physics Students
Thorsland, Martin N.; Novak, Joseph D.
Science Education, 58, 2, 245-265, Apr-Jun 74
Described is an approach to assessment of intuitive and analytic modes of thinking in physics. These modes of thinking are associated with Ausubel's theory of learning. High ability in either intuitive or analytic thinking was associated with success in college physics, with high learning efficiency following a pattern expected on the basis of Ausubel's theory. (PEB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Logical Thinking, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Education
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Identifiers: David P Ausubel