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Szabo, S. E.; And Others – 1986
Students and instructors may be frustrated with students' lack of understanding of sociological concepts. We suggest that the difficulty of teaching and learning sociology is that sociological concepts and relationships require the use of abstract reasoning patterns. Many students are unaccustomed to using these abstract reasoning patterns. We use…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking
Download full textGuthrie, Janice M. – 1991
The concept of the mole and its relationship to chemical algebra is difficult for many high school chemistry students to master. This paper describes a study of the use of proportional reasoning when teaching mole relationships and its effect on developing critical thinking skills. The Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) was used as a pre- and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Critical Thinking, High Schools, Logical Thinking
