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ERIC Number: EJ298665
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Development of Formal Thought during Pretertiary Science Courses in Papua New Guinea.
Wilson, Audrey Hendry; Wilson, James Michael
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v21 n5 p527-35 May 1984
Compared levels of formal operational thought of students tested before and after entering science programs. Results indicate considerable numbers of students at transitional levels on each occasion, low correlations between cognitive level and grades, and significant development in levels of cognitive thought during the National High School Program. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Science, Developmental Stages, Grade 11, Grades (Scholastic), High Schools, Higher Education, Science Education, Secondary School Science, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Formal Operations; Papua New Guinea; Science Education Research