The Identification and Significance of Intuitive and Analytic Problem Solving Approaches Among College Physics Students.

One of the trends in science education today is toward individualization of instruction. New curricular programs are attempting to consider differential needs by producing instructional materials designed for individual use-the rationale being that such materials will cater to differences in individ...

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Publicado en:Science Education Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 245 - 266
Autores principales: Thorsland, Martin N., Novak, Joseph D.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Apr-Jun1974
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