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Direct linkAttridge, Nina; Doritou, Maria; Inglis, Matthew – Research in Mathematics Education, 2015
The belief that studying mathematics improves reasoning skills, known as the Theory of Formal Discipline (TFD), has been held since the time of Plato. Research evidence supports this idea, at least in the context of students who had chosen to study post-compulsory mathematics. Here we examined the development of reasoning skills in 16- to…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, High School Students, Skill Analysis, Skill Development
Benegas J.; Flores, J. Sirur – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
This longitudinal study reports the results of a replication of "Tutorials in Introductory Physics" in high schools of a Latin-American country. The main objective of this study was to examine the suitability of "Tutorials" for local science education reform. Conceptual learning of simple resistive electric circuits was…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Introductory Courses, Physics, High School Students
Byun, Soo-yong; Park, Hyunjoon – Sociology of Education, 2012
Using data from the Education Longitudinal Study, this study assessed the relevance of shadow education to the high academic performance of East Asian American students by examining how East Asian American students differed from other racial/ethnic students in the prevalence, purpose, and effects of using the two forms--commercial test preparation…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Academic Achievement, Youth, Asian American Students
