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ERIC Number: EJ464677
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Promoting Skilled Problem-Solving Behavior among Beginning Physics Students.
Mestre, Jose P.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v30 n3 p303-17 Mar 1993
Beginning physics students (n=42) were constrained to analyze mechanics problems according to a hierarchical scheme that integrated concepts, principles, and procedures. After five one-hour sessions, students increased their reliance on the use of principles in categorizing problems according to similarity of solution and in writing qualitative explanations of physical situations. (PR)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Research, Higher Education, Mechanics (Physics), Misconceptions, Physics, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Computer Assisted Problem Solving; Expert Novice Problem Solving; Science Education Research