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ERIC Number: EJ273484
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jan
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The Construction and Comparison of Three Related Tests of Formal Reasoning.
Carlson, Gaylen R.; Streitberger, Eric
Science Education, v67 n1 p133-40 Jan 1983
Compared formal reasoning responses of seventh-and eighth-grade students on three tests of formal reasoning. The three tests differ only in the mode of equipment presentation on identical test items and problems. Tests included three-dimension demonstration (Lawson), two-dimension showing drawings of materials used in three-dimensional test, and paper/pencil instrument. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 7, Grade 8, Logical Thinking, Models, Realia, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Test Construction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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