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Pedersen, Jon; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1988
Reports the results of two experiments that examined the relative effects of questions requiring decisions, statements providing the decision information to the students, questions not requiring decisions, and control procedures on student's memory for chemistry text reading materials. Discusses results in terms of an elaboration perspective on…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Decision Making, Evaluative Thinking, High Schools