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The Relationship Among College Science Student Achievement, Engaged Time, and Personal Characteristics.

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Johnson, T. Franklin; Butts, David P. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1983

Investigated relationships among college students (N=76) science achievement, engaged time (observed and perceived), personal characteristics of academic aptitude, reasoning ability, attitude toward science, and locus of control. Among the results reported are significant relationships between engaged time measures and achievement, and between…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, College Science

Correlates of Formal Reasoning: Content and Problem Effects.

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Linn, 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