The Acquisition of Basic Quantitative Reasoning Skills during Adolescence: Learning or Development?.

Lawson, Anton E.; Bealer, Jonathan M.

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ERIC Number: EJ297261

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Acquisition of Basic Quantitative Reasoning Skills during Adolescence: Learning or Development?

Lawson, Anton E.; Bealer, Jonathan M.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v21 n4 p417-23 Apr 1984

Five items requiring use of proportional, probabilistic, and correlational reasoning were administered to students (N=391) in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12. Argues that successful qualitative reasoning arises as a consequence of equilibration and influences selection of course work and that specific instruction may initiate the equilibration process. (Author/JN)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Intermediate Grades, Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Performance Factors, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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