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Why is science difficult to learn? Things are seldom what they seem
Author(s) -
Johnstone A. H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2729.1991.tb00230.x
Subject(s) - science learning , science education , mathematics education , learning sciences , cognitive science , psychology , epistemology , computer science , educational technology , philosophy
The difficulties of learning science are related to the nature of science itself and to the methods by which science is customarily taught without regard to what is known about children's learning. An information processing model is proposed to guide thinking and research in this area.