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ERIC Number: EJ213165
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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Cognitive Analysis of Physics Textbooks at the Tertiary or College Level.
Prosser, Michael
Science Education, v63 n5 p677-83 Oct 1979
This study, conducted in an Australian institution, investigates the intellectual requirements of the mechanics section of a first-year college physics text. Instructional and prerequisite concepts were classified in terms of the intellectual skills required to understand them. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Content Analysis, Educational Research, Evaluation, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Mechanics (Physics), Science Education, Science Materials, Scientific Concepts, Skills, Textbook Content, Textbooks
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Piaget (Jean)