Lawrence M Scheier
Why Research Design and Methods Is So Crucial to Understanding Drug Use/Abuse: Introduction to the Special Issue
Evaluation & the health professions
present study investigated conceptual understanding learning science relation four cognitive variables logical thinking fielddependencefieldindependence divergent convergent thinking participants fifth sixthgrade elementary school pupils involved different mental tasks describe interpret phenomena related changes matter brief report presents data students understanding evaporation method analysis personcentered approach explicated latent class analysis lca applied reveal distinct clusters cases sharing similar patterns responses use lca aligns theoretical conjectures related stepwise conceptual change process hypothetical steps correspond identified discrete latent classes lcs subsequently lcs associated four cognitive variables covariates thus providing empirical evidence role abovementioned individual differences childrens learning sciences methodological issues theoretical implications discussed