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A multivariate analysis of task dimensions related to science concept learning difficulties in primary school children
Author(s) -
Raven Ronald J.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.3660090304
Subject(s) - task (project management) , mathematics education , dimension (graph theory) , percept , psychology , primary education , science education , curriculum , multivariate analysis , inference , concept learning , multivariate statistics , task analysis , computer science , pedagogy , mathematics , artificial intelligence , machine learning , perception , management , neuroscience , pure mathematics , economics
The purpose of this study was to determine if achievement on a series of problems was affected by differences among task values within a dimension. Values within inference pattern, goal object, and percept dimensions were studied. One hundred and sixty primary school children participated in the study. An analysis of the results of their achievement on the tasks indicate that task solution is affected by the dimension values used in this study. The results of the study suggest that a multidimensional scale of task dimension values should be constructed in order to assist the curriculum specialist in the construction and sequencing of concept tasks for specific grade levels.