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Download full textWirtz, Lyndall R. – 1971
Evidence for suggested basic differences in the abstract reasoning capacity of Negro and Caucasian children includes consistent findings of significantly poorer performance by Negroes on Raven's Progressive Matrices (PM). This study investigated the PM performance of Negro children taught algebra via a discovery method of instruction. It was…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algebra, Black Youth, Concept Formation
