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Accelerating the Development of Formal Thinking in Middle and High School Students III: Testing the Permanency of Effects.
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Shayer, Michael; Adey, Philip S. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Two years after the end of a two-year intervention program set within the context of science learning intended to promote formal operational thinking, achievement of students (n=234) was tested by their results on British National examinations taken at age 16. Male experimental subjects achieved an average of 40 percent more grades of C or above…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Educational Research
Cultural Diversity and Differences in Formal Reasoning Ability.
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Lawson, Anton E.; Bealer, Jonathan M. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1984
Investigated the development of formal reasoning among students (ages 10-18 years) from predominately White, middle-class communities located in rural, suburban homogeneous, and suburban heterogeneous areas. Results indicate clear differences among communities in formal reasoning ability. Implications for using science instruction to promote…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
A Cognitive Analysis of the Written Judgments and Spoken Discourse of Adolescent Pupils.
Michell, Lynn – CORE, 1979
A cognitive-based system of analysis of spoken discourse was designed to provide details about the way pupils think and talk about issues arising from prose material. Written and spoken responses were analyzed to examine the effects of intellectual ability, differences in the stimulus passage, and prior small group discussion. (Note: Page…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Critical Thinking
Correlates of Scientific Reasoning in Adolescents: Experience, Locus of Control, Age, Field Dependence-Independence, Rigidity/Flexibility, IQ, and Gender.
Stuessy, Carol Liebe – 1984
A model for the development of scientific reasoning in adolescents was formulated largely upon the basis of Piagetian theory. Included as potential determinants of scientific reasoning were experience, age, locus of control, field independence-dependence (FID), rigidity/flexibility, intelligence quotient (IQ), and sex. Causal relationships between…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Age, Cognitive Processes
Strategies to Develop Logical Thinking Through Biology Teaching.
Villavicencio, Rosalina R.; Tayko, Perla Rizalina M. – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1981
Investigated relationship of teachers' cognitive levels and cognitive level demand of textbooks in relation to students capability to learn biology. Based on findings, teaching units were designed to help science teachers acquire skills, use innovative formats of instruction for abstract topics, and develop logical thinking skills through biology…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages
Thinking through Language. Teacher Guide.
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National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1985
One of three related documents produced in response to a need for direct instruction in thinking skills at the secondary level, this teaching guide for Book One and Book Two of "Thinking Through Language" is intended for junior or senior high school English teachers. The guide contains an introduction and summaries of Book One and Book Two,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Association (Psychology), Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes