1990 Volume 30 Issue 3 Pages 33-37
This paper has clarified the following two main factors. One of them is how the meaning of the physics formulae is understood by lower secondary school students who are at Piaget's formal operational stage. The other one is how the formulae are applied to problem solving without failure in the process of inquiry learning. These factors, mentioned above, are revealed to find an interrelation or correlation between the general ability of the students to solve the physics problems and their Intelligence Standard Score used to test in the light of teaching.