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Peer reviewedBitner, Betty L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
The five formal operational reasoning modes in the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking were found to be statistically significant predictors of critical thinking abilities as measured by the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal and were significant predictors of science and mathematics grades. (PR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Formal Operations
Download full textBitner, Betty L. – 1989
The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the developmental patterns in logical reasoning of students in grades 6-10 over a span of 20 months. The Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT) was administered to the sample (N=84) during the fall of 1986, the fall of 1987, and the spring of 1988. The GALT measures six reasoning modes:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
