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ERIC Number: EJ279912
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Apr
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Proportional Reasoning and Rule-Governed Behavior with the Balance Beam.
Maloney, David P.
Science Education, v67 n2 p245-54 Apr 1983
Examined relation between college students' (N=108) ability to solve simple ratio tasks (for example, their proportional reasoning patterns) and their rule-governed behavior with the balance beam. Also identified modifications in a set of rules for the balance beam tasks. Results and implications for science instruction are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Higher Education, Models, Physical Sciences, Problem Solving, Science Education, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Balance Beam Tasks; Science Education Research