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ERIC Number: EJ615660
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Effects of Instructional Intervention on Improving Proportional, Probabilistic, and Correlational Reasoning Skills among Undergraduate Education Majors.
Vass, E.; Schiller, D.; Nappi, A. J.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v37 n9 p981-95 Nov 2000
Investigates the effect of instruction to improve the reasoning skills of undergraduates majoring in education. Results indicate the lack of proficiency in formal reasoning by undergraduate education majors in the areas of proportional, probabilistic, and correlational reasoning. Also indicates that deficiencies in reasoning ability in these areas can be successfully addressed. (Contains 30 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Piaget (Jean)