Addressing the Needs of the Concrete Reasoner.

Trifone, James D.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Addressing the Needs of the Concrete Reasoner.

Trifone, James D.

American Biology Teacher, v53 n6 p330-33 Sep 1991

The reasoning abilities to be expected of the concrete operational and formal operational student, the percentage of secondary science students that are capable of each type of reasoning pattern, and effective strategies to teach science to concrete reasoners are described. Implications for curriculum development are discussed. (KR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Formal Operations, Inquiry, Piagetian Theory, Prediction, Science Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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