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Download full textNiaz, Mansoor – 1993
Achievement in science depends among other factors on hypothetico-deductive reasoning ability; that is, on the developmental level of the students. Recent research indicates that developmental level of the students should be studied along with individual difference variables such as Pascual-Leone's M-capacity (information processing) and Witkin's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedMaskill, Roger – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Analyzed is the role of formal logic in the development and investigation of science education. Investigated are the use of logical relations in the learning of abstract concepts and the development of efficient cognitive processes in the context of science curricula. (Author/YP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Formal Operations, Logical Thinking, Science Curriculum
