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ERIC Number: EJ049188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1971
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Effects of Cognitive Structure Variables on Achievement in College Chemistry
Ring, Donald G.; Novak, Joseph D.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 8, 4, 325-333, 71
College freshmen chemistry students who performed best on the course examinations possessed both relevant facts and relevant subsuming concepts. This conclusion supports Ausubel's theory of learning. The presence of facts unorganized by subsumers had little facilitating effect on learning of new materials. (AL)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Learning Theories
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Identifiers: David P Ausubel