ERIC Number: EJ850986
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Dec
Pages: 11
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A Comparative Study of Effect of New and Old Science Curriculum on Chinese Junior High School Students' Abstract Thinking
Hu, Weiping; Chen, Ming
Frontiers of Education in China, v3 n4 p493-503 Dec 2008
"Teenagers' abstract thinking ability test" was designed in accordance with the structure and performance of teenagers' ability to think abstractly. 138 Chinese junior high school students who learned New curriculum and old curriculum separately were measured. A comparison between the two kinds of students shows that abstract thinking ability of the former is notably higher than that of the latter. However, the performance of differences varies by school and gender.
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Junior High School Students, High School Students, Science Curriculum, Critical Thinking, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Thinking Skills, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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