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ERIC Number: EJ260469
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Mar
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
Teaching Formal Reasoning in a College Biology Course for Preservice Teachers.
Lawson, Anton E.; Snitgen, Donald A.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v19 n3 p233-48 Mar 1982
Assessed the effect of a one-semester college biology course on the development of students (N=72) ability to reason formally and interactions among intelligence, cognitive style, and cognitive level. Includes implications for science instruction. (SK)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, Cognitive Style, College Science, College Students, Developmental Stages, Higher Education, Inquiry, Intellectual Development, Preservice Teacher Education, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Field Dependence Independence; Lawson Test of Formal Reasoning; Science Education Research