The Development and Validation of a Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning.

Lawson, Anton E.

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ERIC Number: EJ185445

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Publication Date: 1978

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The Development and Validation of a Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning

Lawson, Anton E.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 15, 1, 11-24, Jan 78

Describes steps involved in the construction of a 15-item test to measure formal reasoning in junior and senior high school students. From analysis, the author concludes that the test has face, convergent, and factorial validities. (CP)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Theories, Logical Thinking, Science Education, Test Construction, Tests, Validity

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