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Hurst, Michelle A.; Cordes, Sara – Developmental Psychology, 2018
When proportional information is pit against whole number numerical information, children often attend to the whole number information at the expense of proportional information (e.g., indicating 4/9 is greater than 3/5 because 4 > 3). In the current study, we presented younger (3- to 4-year-olds) and older (5- to 6-year-olds) children a task…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Numeracy, Age Differences, Preschool Children
Falls, Timothy H.; Voss, Burton – 1985
This research study was conducted to investigate the interactions of specific student aptitudes with their ability to solve chemistry problems of varying structure and information. Fourteen classroom quizzes were validated and a number of in-task variables were identified for analysis. These variables included: the nature of information given…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Cognitive Development