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Individual Differences in Formal Thought: Role of Expectations and Aptitudes.

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Linn, Marcia C.; Swiney, John F., Jr. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1981

To investigate the role expectation based rules governing formal reasoning performance, a battery of group and individual aptitude measures and formal reasoning tests were administered to 17-year-olds. Individual differences in usage of these rules were clarified by establishing an overlap between an aptitude model and formal reasoning.…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Expectation

Theoretical and Practical Significance of Formal Reasoning.

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Linn, Marcia C. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1982

Illustrates advantages of research on practical factors in reasoning. Discusses role of factual knowledge and diagnosis of specific task-based errors in reasoning, influence of individual aptitudes on reasoning, and effect of educational interventions designed to change reasoning. Presents Piagetian position for each position, discusses evidence…

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Aptitude, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages