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Overton, Tina L.; Potter, Nicholas M. – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2011
Much research has been carried out on how students solve algorithmic and structured problems in chemistry. This study is concerned with how students solve open-ended, ill-defined problems in chemistry. Over 200 undergraduate chemistry students solved a number of open-ended problem in groups and individually. The three cognitive variables of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Chemistry, Short Term Memory, Problem Solving
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Adejumo, Dayo – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1983
The effect of cognitive style on the performance of four groups of college students (n=326) who used different strategies of study to comprehend prose was investigated. The cognitive styles of the subjects (field dependence/independence) interacted with the strategies of study and seem to affect performance on comprehension of prose at posttest.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Higher Education, Interaction, Learning Processes