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Download full textBitner-Corvin, Betty L. – 1987
The purpose of this study was to determine the level of reasoning of a convenience sample of all seventh through twelfth grade students (N=156) in a consolidated school district in rural Arkansas prior to the introduction of a thinking program in which logical thinking is one component. Four research questions were investigated: (1) What…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests
Peer reviewedBitner, Betty L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1991
The five formal operational reasoning modes in the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking were found to be statistically significant predictors of critical thinking abilities as measured by the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal and were significant predictors of science and mathematics grades. (PR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Formal Operations
Williams, Richard L. – 1989
The Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT) instrument has been widely used to gather cross-cultural data regarding the acquisition of logical thinking skills in adolescent children. This study of West German adolescents using the instrument adds further comparative data regarding the development of logical thinking skills. Additional data…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationBitner-Corvin, Betty L. – 1988
Reported are the findings of five descriptive studies in which the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT) was used as measure of logical thinking. Specifically, an attempt was made to determine how reliably the GALT measured logical thinking abilities and how well it predicted academic achievement. The reliability coefficients on the GALT for…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests
Comparison of Formal Operations: Students Enrolled in ChemCom versus a Traditional Chemistry Course.
Smith, Leslie A.; Bitner, Betty L. – 1993
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of an STS curriculum (ChemCom) versus a traditional chemistry curriculum (GenChem) on student formal reasoning level. Cluster random sampling was used to select the sample (N=123). Gender differences in formal reasoning level were also investigated. The abbreviated GALT pretest was…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Classroom Research, Concept Formation, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedNiaz, Mansoor; Robinson, William R. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1992
Compares performances of students on gas-law problems that require two distinct approaches, either the algorithmic technique or the conceptual gestalt. Indicates that student effectiveness is considerably different utilizing each approach and that training or experience with the algorithm process should not be expected to facilitate the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style
Bitner, Betty L. – 1989
The purpose of this descriptive study was to investigate the developmental patterns in logical reasoning of students in grades 6-10 over a span of 20 months. The Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT) was administered to the sample (N=84) during the fall of 1986, the fall of 1987, and the spring of 1988. The GALT measures six reasoning modes:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Conservation (Concept)
