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Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 11 Experiment 1 descriptive statistics by condition

From: Finding formulas: Does active search facilitate appropriate generalization?

 

Age (SD)

Gender (% female) (%)

College year (SD)

Algebra (%)

Geometry (%)

Calculus (%)

Science or engineering major (%)

Tell-and-practice (N = 36)

20.00 (1.85)

64

2.36 (1.07)

100

100

53

14

Search (N = 36)

20.22 (2.96)

56

2.19 (1.01)

100

100

61

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  1. College year: 1 = freshman, 2 = sophomore, 3 = junior, 4 = senior
  2. Algebra, geometry, calculus: % of participants who had taken this course
  3. Science or engineering major: % of participants who were science or engineering majors
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