Stephanie K Grutzmacher, Ashley L Munger, Katherine E Speirs, Yassaman Vafai, Evan Hilberg, Erin Braunscheidel Duru, Laryessa Worthington, Lisa Lachenmayr
Predicting Attrition in a Text-Based Nutrition Education Program: Survival Analysis of Text2BHealthy
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
study explores primary school pupils knowledge recall interpretation skills regarding chemical physical phenomena relation three psychometric variables logical thinking field dependencefield independence divergent thinking participants n 375 fifth sixth grades aged 1112 taking introductory course science involved three tasks related combustion dissolution mixture separation pupils complete instrument asked describe interpret phenomena involved tasks two achievement variables recorded separately one relating knowledge recall interpretation phenomena addition participants completed corresponding psychometric tests correlational multiple linear regression analysis showed dependent measures associated cognitive variables path mediation analysis showed direct indirect effects neopiagetian constructs dimensions knowledge interpretations main implications findings theoretical concern role operationalized mental resources learning specific subject matter moreover results inform teaching practices curricula designs point learning difficulties ascending individual differences study discussion conceptual change provided