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Karplus, Robert; And Others – School Science and Mathematics, 1980
Reported is a study involving six group administered tasks concerning proportional, probablistic, and correlational reasoning with 505 students aged 11.5 to 20.0 years. Investigated were the effectiveness of the tasks for assessing formal reasoning; categories of classification for students' responses and implications for teaching are suggested by…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education