Written Language Maturity and Formal Reasoning in Male and Female Adolescents.

Lawson, Anton E.; Shepherd, Gene D.

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ERIC Number: EJ214158

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Publication Date: 1979

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Written Language Maturity and Formal Reasoning in Male and Female Adolescents.

Lawson, Anton E.; Shepherd, Gene D.

Language and Speech, v22 n2 p117-27 Apr-Jun 1979

Finds that various aspects of formal reasoning correlated significantly with mean t-unit lengths written by high school freshman boys, but not by freshman girls. Suggests that the reasoning tasks may have been biased against females. (RL)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Adolescents, Developmental Stages, High School Students, Intellectual Development, Language Ability, Language Acquisition, Logical Thinking, Productive Thinking, Research, Sex Differences, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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