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Collins, Maria; And Others – Exceptional Children, 1987
Thirteen learning disabled and 15 remedial high school students were taught reasoning skills using computer-assisted instruction and were given basic or elaborated corrections. Criterion-referenced test scores were significantly higher for the elaborated-corrections treatment on the post- and maintenance tests and on a transfer test assessing…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Criterion Referenced Tests, Feedback

MacDonald, Dougal – Science and Children, 1993
Clarifies the idea of prediction in science teaching by distinguishing between the two extremes of guessing and making logical deductions. Discusses the use of predictions in testing teachers' and students' explanations. (MDH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Generalization, Hypothesis Testing