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Peer reviewedWilson, Audrey H. – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Examined college students' logical reasoning ability using the Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) as a major predictor of science acheivement. Reports an improvement on each of the subscale scores, and a significant correlation with four science subjects on both pre- and post-TOLT scores. (YP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, College Science, Formal Operations
Download full textPiburn, Michael D.; Baker, Dale R. – 1988
While logical reasoning skills are related to success in science, the relationship between thought and formal logic is not clear. Propositional Logic Test (PLT), error patterns of students' interpretations of logical proposition, and developmental patterns of the error type are described. Examined is the relationship between logical reasoning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Foreign Countries
