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Download full textBrandon, E. P. – 1992
In his pioneer investigations of deductive logical reasoning competence, R. H. Ennis (R. H. Ennis and D. H. Paulus, 1965) used a multiple-choice format in which the premises are given, and it is asked whether the conclusion would then be true. In the adaptation of his work for use in Jamaica, the three possible answers were stated as…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing, Competence
Owen, K. – 1989
Sources of item bias located in characteristics of the test item were studied in a reasoning test developed in South Africa. Subjects were 1,056 White, 1,063 Indian, and 1,093 Black students from standard 7 in Afrikaans and English schools. Format and content of the 85-item Reasoning Test were manipulated to obtain information about bias or…
Descriptors: Afrikaans, Black Students, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Testing
