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ERIC Number: EJ249134
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Correlation between Performance in Physics and Prior Mathematics Knowledge.
Hudson, H. T.; Rottmann, Ray M.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v18 n4 p291-94 Jul 1981
Presents results of a study suggesting that prior mathematical ability is a primary influence on performance in an introductory, preprofessional physics course and that it has a secondary influence on the tendency of college students to drop out of the course. (CS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Mathematics, College Science, Dropout Characteristics, Higher Education, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Physics, Predictor Variables, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research