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Achievement as a Function of Abstractness and Cognitive Level.

Tanner, David E. – 1986

A multiple choice achievement test was constructed in which both cognitive level and degree of abstractness were controlled. Subjects were 75 students from a major university in the Southwest. A group of 13 judges, also university students, classified the concepts for degree of abstractness. Results indicated that both cognitive level and degree…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Processes

A Study of the Development of Programming Ability and Thinking Skills in High School Students.

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Kurland, D. Midian; And Others – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1986

A study of high school students learning computer programming was conducted to determine the impact of programming on particular mathematical and reasoning abilities, the cognitive skills or abilities that best predict programming ability, and what students actually understand about programming after two years of study. (MBR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Tests, Literature Reviews