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The Convergent Validity of the Cognitive Preference Construct.

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Van Den Berg, Euwe; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982

Three cognitive preference instruments were administered to 71 college students and 37 tenth graders to measure cognitive preferences in a natural information processing (learning) situation and to assess convergent validity of cognitive preference construct and instrument validity of conventional tests. Strong evidence of convergent validity was…

Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, College Students

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