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ERIC Number: EJ143484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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Piagetian Theory and Abstract Preferences of College Science Students
Dunlop, David L.; Fazio, Frank
Journal of College Science Teaching, 5, 5, 297-300, May 76
Examines the assumption that students use a level of reasoning, when solving problems, that is substantially below their intellectual capacity. The study involved 466 college students enrolled in a general chemistry or a physical science course. The results include a comparison of science and non-science majors. (GS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Science, College Students, Educational Research, Higher Education, Learning Theories, Problem Solving, Science Education
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)