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Pre-University Tuition in Science and Technology Can Influence Executive Functions
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Méndez, Marta; Arias, Natalia; Menéndez, José R.; Villar, José R.; Neira, Ángel; Romano, Pedro V.; Núñez, José Carlos; Arias, Jorge L. – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2014
Introduction: Scientific and technological areas include tuition based on highly visuo-spatial specialization and problem solving. Spatial skills and problem solving are embedded in a curriculum that promotes understanding of Science and technical subjects. These abilities are related to the development of executive functions (EFs). We aim to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Executive Function, Spatial Ability, Problem Solving
Composing Boolean Search Statements: Self-Confidence, Concept Analysis, Search Logic, and Errors.
Nahl, Diane; Harada, Violet H. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1996
A study of 191 juniors and seniors from 6 Oahu high schools tested their ability to interpret and construct search statements after reading brief instructions on concept analysis, Boolean operators, and search statement format. On average, students made two errors per statement; scores and types of errors are examined for influences of gender and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Comparative Analysis, Data Interpretation, Error Analysis (Language)
A Comparison of the Reasoning Ability of Gifted and Mainstreamed Science Students.
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Piburn, Michael; Enyeart, Morris – 1985
A sample of 217 students (from grades 4 to 8) who were enrolled in an elementary school science-oriented gifted and talented program were compared to 91 mainstreamed subjects in grades 7 through 10. Assessement instruments included: a battery of Piagetian measures designed to assess combinatorial reasoning, probabilistic reasoning, and the ability…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
Effects of a Unit in Probability on Ninth Grade General Mathematics Students' Arithmetic Computation Skills, Reasoning, and Attitude.
Moyer, Robert Eugene – 1974
This study was designed to test the hypothesis that use of a probability unit in ninth-grade general mathematics classes would yield student improvement in computational skill, arithmetic reasoning, and attitude toward mathematics. A 47-page unit on probability (developed for this study) covered basic terminology, probability of events, favorable,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Attitudes, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
The Use of a Cognitive Tutoring System in the Improvement of the Abstract Reasoning Component of Word Problem Solving.
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Wheeler, J. L.; Regian, J. W. – Computers in Human Behavior, 1999
Describes a study of ninth-grade students that evaluated the ability of the Word Problem Solving Tutor, a cognitive tutoring system, to improve the abstract-reasoning component of word-problem solving. Compares combinations of traditional instruction, computer-assisted instruction, and the tutoring program and discusses implications for math…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Evaluation
Conditional Reasoning in Jamaica.
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Nolan, C. A.; Brandon, E. P. – 1984
The results of studies that examined the logical reasoning of secondary students in Jamaica are analyzed. A logical reasoning test was administered to 205 Jamaican students in grades 7, 9, and 11. Also analyzed were data collected using the same instrument on three other groups of Jamaican students in grades 7, 8, 9, and 10. As expected, test…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education