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Peer reviewedHofstein, Avi; Mandler, Vera – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1985
Lawson's test was used with 66 ninth grade and 63 tenth grade students. Results show: that boys outperformed girls; a small correlation between achievement in science and mathematics and the Lawson test; and that Israeli students achieved significantly higher than United States students on the Piagetian skills measured by the test. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Cognitive Tests, High Schools
