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Peer reviewedAdey, Philip; Shayer, Michael – Physics Education, 1988
Attempts to show that not only can density be taught to lower ability pupils but that by doing so, there is the possibility of assisting pupils to develop their reasoning powers. Lists teaching activities that help in this process. (CW)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
PDF pending restorationFleener, M. Jayne; And Others – 1993
Higher order cognitive development and success in the study of high school mathematics and science require an understanding of rational number concepts and facility with proportional reasoning and computation. Proportional reasoning is an essential schema for developing formal operational thought. This study involving 16 ninth-grade students was…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algorithms, Cognitive Development, Formal Operations
