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Andreas Haraldsrud; Tor Ole B. Odden – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
When learning chemistry, students must learn to extract chemical information from mathematical expressions. However, chemistry students' exposure to mathematics often comes primarily from pure mathematics courses, which can lead to knowledge fragmentation and potentially hinder their ability to use mathematics in chemistry. This study examines how…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Mathematics, Computation, Cognitive Processes
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Kordaki, Maria – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2015
This study focuses on the role of multiple solution tasks (MST) incorporating multiple learning tools and representation systems (MTRS) in encouraging each student to develop multiple perspectives on the learning concepts under study and creativity of thought. Specifically, two types of MST were used, namely tasks that allowed and demanded…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Activities, Problem Solving
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Thow-Yick, Liang – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Identifies a set of objects that is genuinely indigenous to management information systems and constructs a simple model based on them. The model's four basic entities, which define the scope of information theory, are data, information, knowledge, and wisdom. (Contains 46 references.) (KRN)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Data, Information Processing, Information Science
Hotchkiss, Lawrence – 1979
This document was prepared in connection with a three-year longitudinal study of career expectations of high school students conducted to explain scientifically the process by which youth form career expectations, e.g., educational, occupational, and income expectations. Divided into six chapters, this document contains a theoretical rationale for…
Descriptors: Career Development, Concept Formation, Decision Making, Educational Research