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Student Understanding of Graph Slope and Area under a Curve: A Replication Study Comparing First-Year Physics and Economics Students
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Klein, P.; Küchemann, S.; Brückner, S.; Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O.; Kuhn, J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2019
The understanding of graphs and extraction of relevant information from graphs plays a major role in physics education and is also important in several related fields. Recently, Susac "et al." [Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 14, 020109 (2018)] compared physics and psychology students' understanding of graphs in the contexts of physics and…
Descriptors: Graphs, College Freshmen, Physics, Science Education
Comparing Psychology Undergraduates' Performance in Probabilistic Reasoning under Verbal-Numerical and Graphical-Pictorial Problem Presentation Format: What Is the Role of Individual and Contextual Dimensions?
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Agus, Mirian; Peró-Cebollero, Maribel; Penna, Maria Pietronilla; Guàrdia-Olmos, Joan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2015
This study aims to investigate about the existence of a graphical facilitation effect on probabilistic reasoning. Measures of undergraduates' performances on problems presented in both verbal-numerical and graphical-pictorial formats have been related to visuo-spatial and numerical prerequisites, to statistical anxiety, to attitudes towards…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Psychology, Majors (Students), Foreign Countries