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ERIC Number: EJ148764
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1976
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Karplus Islands Puzzle: Does It Measure Piagetian Operations?
Blake, Anthony J. D.; And Others
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 13, 5, 397-404, Sep 76
In this study 126 high school students were administered the Karplus Island Puzzle and interviewed individually to determine if the puzzle measured Piagetian-type operational thinking. Results indicated that the puzzle did not characterize an individual's cognitive level. (SL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, Educational Research, Evaluation, Measurement Instruments, Science Education
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Identifiers: Karplus Islands Puzzle; Piaget (Jean)