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ERIC Number: EJ042994
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1971
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A Study of Cognitive Subsumption in the Life Sciences
Kuhn, David J.; Novak, Joseph D.
Science Education, 55, 3, 309-320, Jul/Sep 71
In two investigations students who read an "organizer" before studying biological material scored higher after the learning sessions, and on retention tests, than students who read an historical passage prior to instruction. (AL)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Biology, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Educational Research, Instruction, Learning, Science Education, Teaching Methods
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