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ERIC Number: EJ449159
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0263-5143
Reasoning Fallacies in Preservice Elementary School Teachers.
Bransky, Judith; And Others
Research in Science and Technological Education, v10 n1 p83-92 1992
Compares the reasoning capabilities of preservice elementary school teachers before and after their involvement in a remedial science program that incorporated instruction in basic conceptual knowledge with reasoning strategies about manipulation of variables and logical inference. Discussion of results emphasizes recurring logical fallacies. (22 references) (Author/JJK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Concept Formation, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Logical Thinking, Preservice Teacher Education, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs, Science Education, Science Instruction, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Israel; Variables