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Schafer, Larry E.; Byers, Joe L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1975
Kindergarten children who had been given cues during instructional sessions on serial ordering performed significantly better on serial ordering posttests than did the control group (no instructional sessions). Author concludes that the acquisition of serial ordering capabilities depends in part on learning and not solely on the development of…
Descriptors: Cues, Educational Research, Kindergarten Children, Learning

Rogers, Paul W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1977
Four types of proportionality problems were administered to: (1) secondary school students who were enrolled in Project Physics, and (2) students not enrolled in physics. Both samples were randomly selected. Groups were not found to differ significantly in problem solving ability but both revealed that the ability to solve certain problems was…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Learning Theories