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ERIC Number: EJ354746
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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The Role of Cognitive Factors in the Teaching of Science.
Niaz, Mansoor
Research in Science and Technological Education, v5 n1 p7-16 1987
Contends that student success in introductory science courses at the college and university level depends on formal operational reasoning ability, size of working memory, and the degree of field independence. Reports the study findings related to cognitive predictor variables based on the testing of Venezuelan science majors (N=95). (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, College Science, Field Dependence Independence, Foreign Countries, Formal Operations, Higher Education, Memory, Predictor Variables, Science Education, Science Instruction, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Venezuela
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