Encouraging Meaningful Quantitative Problem Solving.

Cohen, Jeff; Kennedy-Justice, Meghan; Pai, Sunny; Torres, Carmen; Toomey, Rick; DePierro, Ed; Garafalo, Fred

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ERIC Number: EJ636112

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Encouraging Meaningful Quantitative Problem Solving.

Cohen, Jeff; Kennedy-Justice, Meghan; Pai, Sunny; Torres, Carmen; Toomey, Rick; DePierro, Ed; Garafalo, Fred

Journal of Chemical Education, v77 n9 p1166-73 Sep 2000

Discusses traditional problem solving approaches. Reports that both high school students and college freshmen struggle with proportional reasoning and introduces a new method for quantitative problem solving at the high school level. (Contains 33 references.) (YDS)

Descriptors: Chemistry, Higher Education, Physical Sciences, Problem Solving, Science Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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