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Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications

Table 13 Experiment 3 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)

23.67 (10.44)

78

2.78 (1.01)

97

97

36

14

Search (N = 33)

21.39 (4.34)

88

2.87 (1.13)

100

100

58

15

  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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