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An Investigation into High-Achiever and Low-Achiever Knowledge Organisation and Knowledge Processing in Concept Mapping: A Case Study.
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Lian, Mary Wong Siew – Research in Science Education, 1998
Uses concept-map content analysis and interviews to gain insights into the knowledge organization and knowledge processing of preservice teachers (N=48). Concludes that active cognitive processing of knowledge is related to complex cognitive structures. Contains 29 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Mapping, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Differences in Knowledge Networks about Acids and Bases of Year-12, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Chemistry Students.
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Wilson, Janice M. – Research in Science Education, 1998
Differences in the status of ontological categories on the concept maps of secondary-, undergraduate- and graduate-level chemistry students were analyzed with the "Pathfinder" scaling algorithm and multidimensional scaling. Results indicate differences among groups in the structural significance of abstract process-related nodes and…
Descriptors: Acids, Chemistry, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures
Research in Science Education, Volume 15. Selections of Papers from the Annual Conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association (16th, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, May 1985).
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Tisher, Richard P., Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1985
This publication contains 24 studies which focus on: the fostering of inquiry in secondary school science laboratories; realistic expectations for traditional laboratory work; a content-based, college-level science course for all students; understanding learning at the classroom level; transitions and student task involvement; a project to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development
Research in Science Education. Volume 21. Selected Refereed Papers from the Annual Conference of the Australasian Science Education Research Association (22nd, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, July 11-14, 1991).
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Forgasz, Helen, Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1991
This annual publication contains 43 research papers on a variety of issues related to science education. Topics include the following: mature-age students; teacher professional development; spreadsheets and science instruction; the Learning in Science Project and putting it into practice; science discipline knowledge in primary teacher education;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning)