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Fireman, Gary – Cognitive Development, 1996
Distinguishes the values of quantitative increments and qualitative shifts with regard to problem solving. Subjects were 136 children ranging from 6 through 8 years and were presented with the standard 3-disc problem to resolve in 3 minutes. Results indicated that qualitative shifts in children's representation of problem space are a crucial…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Metropolitan Areas
Herzog, Serge – Education Working Paper Archive, 2007
Effects of ethnic/racial diversity among students and faculty on cognitive growth of undergraduate students are estimated via a series of hierarchical linear and multinomial logistic regression models. Using objective measures of compositional, curricular, and interactional diversity based on actuarial course enrollment records of over 6,000…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Research Universities, Grade Point Average, Thinking Skills