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ERIC Number: EJ349874
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Proportional Reasoning and Achievement in High School Chemistry.
Krajcik, Joseph S.; Haney, Richard E.
School Science and Mathematics, v87 n1 p25-32 Jan 1987
Discusses a study that examined which reasoning patterns are necessary for success in high school chemistry. Based on student (N=170) scores from the "Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning," it was revealed that students who use formal reasoning patterns are capable of greater achievement in chemistry. (ML)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Formal Operations, Intellectual Development, Piagetian Theory, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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