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Peer reviewedRaven, Ronald J. – Science Education, 1987
Discusses a study which compared differences in ratio construction made by high school freshman and junior students. Reports that more freshmen than juniors selected solutions involving one variable, whereas juniors chose solutions that coordinated two variables in a mathematical or verbal rule. Reviews implications in problem solving and concept…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Formal Operations, Instructional Improvement
Peer reviewedBaird, William E.; Borich, Gary D. – Science Education, 1987
Explains the convergent and discriminant validity of two tests of science process skills with two tests of formal reasoning ability. Reports test results from elementary education majors and discusses the tests' intercorrelations. Implications related to instruction are analyzed. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Teachers, Formal Operations, Multitrait Multimethod Techniques
Peer reviewedPiburn, Michael D.; Baker, Dale R. – Science Education, 1989
Examines the variables that influence females' success in science by experimenting with the outcomes of measures of formal reasoning ability. Concludes that women turn away from science for reasons that have little or nothing to do with their reasoning ability. (YP)
Descriptors: College Science, Females, Formal Operations, Higher Education
