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ERIC Number: EJ344459
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Student Gain in Reasoning Ability as a Function of Teacher Reasoning Level and Teaching Style Preference.
Lawrenz, Frances; Lawson, Anton E.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v23 n6 p523-31 Sep 1986
Presents study findings which explored the effect of teacher reasoning level and teaching style preference on improvement in student-reasoning ability. Reports that students of concrete operational teachers and of inquiry teachers showed greater gains in reasoning ability than students of formal operational teachers and of expository teachers. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Formal Operations, Inquiry, Learning Modalities, Learning Strategies, Science Education, Science Instruction, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Science Education Research