A WORKING-MEMORY MODEL APPLIED TO PHYSICS PROBLEM-SOLVING

Authors
JOHNSTONE AH HOGG WR ZIANE M
Citation
Ah. Johnstone et al., A WORKING-MEMORY MODEL APPLIED TO PHYSICS PROBLEM-SOLVING, International journal of science education, 15(6), 1993, pp. 663-672
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research
Journal title
International journal of science education → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500693
Volume
15
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
663 - 672
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0693(1993)15:6<663:AWMATP>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A study has been made of how physics problems are attempted by school and by university students, in both examination and tutorial situation s. The performance of the students is interpreted within the framework of a psychological model of learning which incorporates working memor y capacity and disembedding ability. The implications of the results f or teaching and for setting problems is emphasized, in that the same q uestion in different forms may be testing different skills.