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ERIC Number: EJ205440
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Jul
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Cognitive Development of College Freshmen.
Killian, C. Rodney
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v16 n4 p347-50 Jul 1979
Investigates the cognitive functioning of 106 college freshmen using six paper-pencil Piagetian-based tasks. Results show that only 25 percent of the freshmen tested were reasoning at a formal level. (HM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, College Freshmen, Educational Research, Higher Education, Learning, Research, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)