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Peer reviewedBerninger, Virginia W.; Yates, Cheryl M. – Roeper Review, 1993
This article reviews Piagetian theory on formal operational thought, the relationship of psychometric intelligence and formal operational thought, the development of formal operational thought in gifted children, problems encountered with Piagetian theory and attempts to modify it, and implications of the post-Piagetian perspective for education…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Elementary Secondary Education, Formal Operations
Download full textDecker, Barbara C.; Silverman, Fredrick L. – 1986
Effective teaching strategies must be developed to help students bridge the gap between concrete operational thinking and full formal thinking in the content areas. Reading for meaning requires readers to categorize subjects, recognize relationships, develop and maintain a sequence of thought, recognize and understand inferences, and draw…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking
