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Why is science difficult to learn? Things are seldom what they seem
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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.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Johnstone, A. H.
- Affiliations
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Johnstone, A. H.
- Venue
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1991-06
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 75-83
- ISSN
- 0266-4909 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2729
- OpenAlex
- W2166624758
- Semantic Scholar
- e5120cb07075e3a2e46612bfad670ce951b27178
- Cited by
- 1,321
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 103 · 2025: 77 · 2024: 78 · 2023: 79 · 2022: 96 · 2021: 109 · 2020: 80 · 2019: 109 · 2018: 78 · 2017: 48 · 2016: 55 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 56 · 2013: 50 · 2012: 44
- FWCI
- 2.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Keywords
- science learning difficulties, nature of science, science teaching methods, children's learning, information processing model, cognitive models of learning
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