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Use of Reasoning to a Contradiction in Grades Three to College.
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Lawson, Anton E. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1990
Examined is the hypothesis that an important intellectual acquisition during adolescence is the ability to generate arguments that involve reasoning to contradiction. Implication for hypothesis teaching at the elementary grades is discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, College Science, Elementary School Science