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ERIC Number: EJ443642
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Problem-Solving Processes Used by Students in Organic Synthesis.
Bowen, Craig W.; Bodner, George M.
International Journal of Science Education, v13 n2 p143-58 Apr-Jun 1991
A model for problem solving stressing both psychological and cultural influences is presented. This model is based on the analyses of how graduate students (n=10) solve organic synthesis problems, along with two models of problem solving and a constructivist epistemological stance. (KR)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Interviews, Models, Organic Chemistry, Problem Solving, Psychological Characteristics, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Constructivism