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ERIC Number: EJ512655
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Skills Needed for Reading Comprehension of Physics Texts and Their Relation to Problem-Solving Ability.
Koch, Adina; Eckstein, Shulamith G.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v32 n6 p613-28 Aug 1995
Investigated skills needed for critical reading of physics texts, their separability and hierarchical ranking, and relation to problem solving ability. Reports that skills required to comprehend texts in continuous format and discriminate unreported statements are respectively of higher level than and separable from those required to comprehend a separated list of statements and make other discriminations. (20 references) (Author/JRH)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Physics, Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Science Education, Science Instruction, Textbooks
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science Education Research