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Peer reviewedAhlawat, Kapur S.; Billeh, Victor Y. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Presents a comparative analysis of the psychometric properties of three group tests of logical thinking used in science education research. Findings dealing with Longeot's Test of Logical Thinking, Lawson's Test of Formal Reasoning, and Tobin and Capie's Test of Logical Thinking demonstrate a lack of concurrent validity. Includes recommendations.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concurrent Validity, Formal Operations, Logical Thinking
Laube, Dave; Litterer, Dick – 1980
A content outline, learning exercises, and student handouts for a high school unit on logic are presented. The following 11 modules are included: (1) introduction; (2) deductive logic; (3) inductive logic; (4) fallacy: an introduction; (5) fallacy of ambiguity; (6) fallacies of presumption: overlooking the facts; (7) fallacies of presumption:…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Deduction, High Schools
Peer reviewedHutchinson, T. P.; Barton, D. C. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1987
Presents study findings which supported the use of answer-until-correct tests. Discusses results based on responses of secondary students from England (N=387) that revealed that the answer-until-correct test of mechanical reasoning had similar findings to the spatial reasoning test. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Logical Thinking
