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ERIC Number: EJ290380
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Student Patterns of Thinking and Reasoning: Part One of Three Parts.
Arons, Arnold B.
Physics Teacher, v21 n9 p576-81 Dec 1983
Describes a continuous sequence of development of arithmetical and ratio reasoning capacity which very few students now attain in introductory science courses. Sequence progresses from verbal interpretation of ratio of two numbers, to arithmetical reasoning involving division, coupling arithmetical reasoning to graphical representation, and to scaling/functional reasoning. (JN)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Graphs, Higher Education, Mathematics, Physics, Ratios (Mathematics), Science Education, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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