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Sex Differences in Problem-Solving Ability
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Graybill, Letitia – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1975
Studied was the performance of four Piagetian tests for formal reasoning by students between the ages of 9 and 15. Concluded that boys performed better than girls. (MLH)
Descriptors: Developmental Tasks, Educational Research, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving
Gender-Related Differences of Adolescents in Spatial Representational Thought.
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Treagust, David F. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1980
Explored was the relationship between performance and gender for junior- and senior-high students (N=108) on six Piagetian-type tasks developed to measure infralogical spatial groupings. Results indicated a significant relationship between performance and gender on four tasks, in which males outscored females. Implications for science teaching are…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Tasks, Educational Research, Junior High Schools
Accelerating the Development of Formal Thinking in Middle and High School Students II: Postproject Effects on Science Achievement.
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Shayer, Michael; Adey, Philip S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
A 1-year lag was found between the effect of an intervention intended to promote formal operational thinking in students initially 11 or 12 years of age and the appearance of substantial science achievement in the experimental groups. A one-year lag on cognitive development and an age/gender interaction were also reported. (Author/KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Critical Thinking