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Organization and Comprehensibility in Scientific Proofs, or 'Consider a Particle p....'

Authors :
Dee-Lucas, Diana
Larkin, Jill H.
Source :
Journal of Educational Psychology. Dec 1990 82(4):701-714.
Publication Year :
1990

Abstract

Effects on comprehension of a text structure used primarily in science and mathematics to present principles and associated proofs were studied for 70 undergraduates in 3 experiments. Results suggest that the usual proof-first structure is more difficult than a principle-first structure and results in less complete text representation. (SLD)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0022-0663
Volume :
82
Issue :
4
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Educational Psychology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ440467
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research<br />Speeches/Meeting Papers