Theoretical framework and empirical evidence of students' cognitive processes in three dimensions of content, complexity, and time

Journal of Research in Science Teaching

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 616-648

  Von Aufschnaiter, Claudia ^a   Von Aufschnaiter, Stefan ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; TESTING;

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPLEXITY; SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH;

EDUCATION;

EID: 0141733071     PISSN: 00224308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tea.10102     Document Type: Article

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