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Fah, Lay Yoon – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the direct and indirect effects of science process skills, logical thinking abilities, attitudes towards science, and locus of control on science achievement among Form 4 students in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Research findings showed that there were low to moderate, positive but significant…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Research and Development, Science Achievement, Logical Thinking
Ross, G. Robert, Jr.; Fletcher, Harold J. – 1974
Four-hundred and nine students (grades 8, 10, 12 and 14) were given logical syllogism problems of the form "If p...then q" along with tests of dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity. Aptitude scores were also obtained. Major results indicated that expressed dogmatism and intolerance of ambiguity were negatively correlated with syllogistic…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Ambiguity, Aptitude, Cognitive Processes