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Peer reviewedHooper, J. O.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Assessed the relative availability of Piagetian formal reasoning concepts at different ages in adulthood and examined performance patterns on standardized intelligence tests, logical reasoning, immediate memory span, and personality measures. Results indicated that although the elderly students' performances were generally adequate, their scores…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Students, Age Differences
Peer reviewedChandran, Sarath; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Discusses a study that examined the role of four cognitive factors (formal reasoning ability, prior knowledge, field dependence/independence, and memory capacity) on achievement in chemistry as measured by tests of lab application, chemical calculations, and content knowledge. Reports the significance of prior knowledge and formal reasoning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes
