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ERIC Number: EJ270269
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Nov
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
An Empirical Determination of Concepts Contributing to Successful Performance of a Science Process: A Study of Mineral Classification.
Finley, Fred N.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v19 n8 p689-96 Nov 1982
Determined extent to which eighth-grade students' (N=35) knowledge of concepts relevant to mineral classification influenced their ability to classify minerals and which concepts were most influential. Results showed that 58.7% of variance in correct mineral classification was accounted for by students' knowledge of relevant concepts, particularly mineral hardness and cleavage. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Classification, Concept Teaching, Earth Science, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Performance Factors, Process Education, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Minerals; Science Education Research