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Autor/in | Strahan, David B. |
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Titel | A Developmental Analysis of Formal Reasoning in the Middle Grades. |
Quelle | (1986), (20 Seiten) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Abstract Reasoning; Adolescents; Chronological Age; Cognitive Development; Cognitive Tests; Critical Thinking; Formal Operations; Instructional Program Divisions; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Piagetian Theory; Preadolescents |
Abstract | This paper reviews some literature on the emergence of formal reasoning and reports a study of reasoning performance of 213 middle grade students in relationship to grade level and chronological age. While a number of large-scale studies have indicated that formal reasoning emerges in a regular progression across age ranges and grade levels, few researchers have analyzed the role of chronological maturation with smaller, school-related populations. Results of this investigation with such a population reveal no significant associations between chronological maturation and reasoning performance. These findings underscore the complexity of reasoning development and suggest a need for middle grades educators to avoid global generalizations regarding such development. (Author/JAZ) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |