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ERIC Number: EJ307494
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Research on Formal Reasoning Patterns in Science Education: Some Messages for Science Teachers.
Staver, John R.
School Science and Mathematics, v84 n7 p573-89 Nov 1984
The goal of this article is to identify and disseminate several important messages from recent research on formal thought. Reasoning by adolescents, measurement of Piagetian formal reasoning, the importance of additional factors, stages, and working memory are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Higher Education, Literature Reviews, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Research
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Formal Reasoning; Piaget; Science Education Research