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| Titel: |
Academic performance in solving chemistry problems related to student working memory capacity |
| Auteur: |
Opdenacker, C. Fierens, H. Van Brabant, H. Sevenants, J. Spruyt, J. Slootmaekers, P. J. Johnstone, A. H. |
| Verschenen in: |
International journal of science education |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 12 (1990) nr. 2 pagina's 177-185 |
| Jaar: |
1990-04 |
| Inhoud: |
Johnstone and El-Banna (1986) found that students' performance in solving chemical problems was highly correlated with a psychological parameter, viz., the capacity of their working memory (X). According to Johnstone's hypothesis, performance would drop in a kind of all-or-none fashion when the information-processing demand (Z) of a problem exceeds X. The objective of this study was to test this hypothesis. The results give no support for a sharp fall in performance when Z exceeds X. In the preliminary study, it was found that performance decreases similarly for all values of X in a smooth way as Z increases. In a second phase of research, no sudden breaks in performance could be found when comparing groups of students with increasing X. An average correlation of 0-3 between X and performance could reflect the relative importance of the working memory amongst other psychological factors in solving chemical problems. 0950-0693/90 $3.00 © 1990 Taylor & Francis Ltd. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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