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Information processing psychology: A promising paradigm for research in science teaching
Author(s) -
Stewart James H.,
Atkin Julia A.
Publication year - 1982
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.3660190406
Subject(s) - section (typography) , information processing , science education , information processing theory , cognitive science , psychology , educational psychology , psychological research , mathematics education , experimental psychology , educational research , learning sciences , cognition , computer science , cognitive psychology , educational technology , social psychology , neuroscience , operating system
Three research paradigms, those of Ausubel, Gagné and Piaget, have received a great deal of attention in the literature of science education. In this article a fourth paradigm is presented—an information processing psychology paradigm. The article is composed of two sections. The first section describes a model of memory developed by information processing psychologists. The second section describes how such a model could be used to guide science education research on learning and problem solving.