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ASSOCIATIVE STRUCTURE OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS
Author(s) -
PREECE P. F. W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1976.tb02309.x
Subject(s) - psychology , associative property , representation (politics) , mathematics education , humanities , mathematics , pure mathematics , philosophy , politics , political science , law
S ummary . The structures underlying the continued word associations to 15 concept words drawn from mechanics were investigated in samples (N=20) ranging from secondary school first‐formers to university science graduates. Substantial re‐test stability of group structures was established and comparison of the structures with various theoretical schemes showed that a hierarchical model was a good representation for those knowledgeable in physics.