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Kenneth S. Lyle and William R. Robinson

Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 1393 Brown Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1393

J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (9), p 1162

DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1162

Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2001

Abstract

In their paper "Teaching Science Problem Solving: An Overview of Experimental Work" (Journal of Research in Science Teaching 2001, 38, 442-468), Taconis, Ferguson-Hessler, and Broekkamp present a meta-analysis of results from 40 quantitative studies of problem solving and identify strategies that proved to be effective in developing problem-solving abilities in science students.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Chemical Education Research

Keywords (Feature):

Reports from Other Journals

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Problem Solving / Decision Making

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