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ERIC Number: EJ401630
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Cognitive Assessment of Proportional Reasoning Strategies.
Chletsos, Peter N.; And Others
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v23 n1 p18-27 Fall 1989
This article presents evidence of the reliability and validity of a new paper-and-pencil test of proportional reasoning, Paper-and-Pencil Balance Beam Test. A Total of 627 individuals, aged 8-47, participated in the 3 studies discussed. Results support previous research which correlates performance on proportional reasoning problems with age-level. (IAH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Formal Operations, Group Testing, Higher Education, Individual Testing, Statistical Analysis, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Paper and Pencil Tests; Proportional Reasoning