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Download full textLaetsch, W. M.; Linn, Marcia C. – 1980
The procedures, major findings, and conclusions of the Adolescent Reasoning Project are summarized in this final report to the National Science Foundation. Eleven different experiments were conducted to investigate the role of naturalistic and laboratory task content on scientific reasoning. Participants involved 1500 seventh, ninth, eleventh, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
Peer reviewedLinn, Marcia C.; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1981
Examines content and problem effects of formal thought in 13-year-olds (N=120). Three controlling variables tasks with different content and two question-type tests (analysis and controlling questions) were administered. Findings, among others, indicate that content and problem effects contribute to variance on formal reasoning problems.…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
