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Niaz, Mansoor – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1995
Exposure of an experimental group of (n=33) college freshmen to teaching experiments dealing with stoichiometry problems based on the concept of limiting reagent showed greater improvement in posttests than the (n=39) student control group and observed that some students protect their core beliefs by ignoring conflicting data. (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beliefs, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes