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ERIC Number: EJ338023
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Performance of Students in Grades Six, Nine, and Twelve on Five Logical, Spatial and Formal Tasks.
Wavering, Michael J.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v23 n4 p321-33 Apr 1986
Performance on five logical, spatial, and formal tasks was used to make inferences about the reasoning structures of 101 middle and high school students. Findings (obtained during interviews) include grade level differences in performance and sex differences in performance on one of the tasks. Implications for instruction are proposed. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Elementary School Science, Intermediate Grades, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Sex Differences, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Science Education Research