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Chytry, Vlastimil; Kubiatko, Milan – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2021
School assessment is a determining factor for a pupil in all functions. The aim of the research was to determine correlation between pupils' logical thinking and their school assessment and between pupils' mathematics skills and their school assessment. The sample size was created by 252 high school students (117 boys and 135 girls). As research…
Descriptors: Summative Evaluation, Correlation, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills
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Sahin, Feride; Ates, Salih – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2023
The aim of this study is to examine whether the structural model that Sahin and Ates (2020) put forward about the relationship among students' scientific literacy levels, logical thinking ability, cognitive styles, mental capacity, and mental rotation ability differ in terms of gender. A causal-comparative model approach was used in this study.…
Descriptors: Scientific Literacy, Correlation, Individual Differences, Gender Differences
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Akbayir, Kamil; Topçul, Ismail – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2021
The aim of this study is to investigate The effect of logical thinking skills on the success of mathematics course at the Metacognitive Awareness of Secondary School Students. The research was conducted in the Siirt city centre of Fevzi Çakmak Secondary School with 120 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in 2018-2019 education year. The data were…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Logical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Achievement
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Kiliç, Didem; Saglam, Necdet – Journal of Biological Education, 2014
Students tend to learn genetics by rote and may not realise the interrelationships in daily life. Because reasoning abilities are necessary to construct relationships between concepts and rote learning impedes the students' sound understanding, it was predicted that having high level of formal reasoning and adopting meaningful learning orientation…
Descriptors: Genetics, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Hypothesis Testing
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Weld, Jeff; Stier, Matt; McNew-Birren, Jill – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
The development of students' science reasoning abilities is a goal of science education. Researchers measure science reasoning using a variety of instruments, each with limitations and restrictions. In this study, contrasting instructional modes were analyzed for students' science reasoning development over the course of a semester. A novel…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Biology, Logical Thinking, Higher Education
Padilla, Michael J.; And Others – 1981
Results are presented of a study examining the Test of Integrated Process Skills (TIPS) and the Tobin and Capie Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT). Each of the two tests was analyzed to provide five subtest and total test scores, which were then correlated to examine relationships between broad measures of process skill and logical thinking ability…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests, Correlation, Logical Thinking
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Yenilmez, Ayse; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gender and grade level on students' logical thinking abilities. A total of 174 sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students participated in the study. Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) was administered to determine students' reasoning abilities. A two-way multivariate analysis of variance…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Multivariate Analysis, Thinking Skills, Gender Differences
BouJaoude, Saouma – 1993
Although students' misconceptions about the concept of chemical equilibrium has been the focus of numerous investigations, few have investigated students' systematic errors when solving equilibrium problems at the college level. Students (n=189) enrolled in the second semester of a first year chemistry course for science and engineering majors at…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemical Equilibrium, Chemistry, College Science