Traditional and Culturally-Relevant Presentations of a Logical Reasoning Task among African-American Students.

Bell, Yvonne R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ485844

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Traditional and Culturally-Relevant Presentations of a Logical Reasoning Task among African-American Students.

Bell, Yvonne R.; And Others

Western Journal of Black Studies, v17 n4 p173-78 Win 1993

Examines academic performance as a function of the variables labeled type of presentation (traditional vs. Africentric) of the Wason task of logical reasoning and type of rule (positive vs. negative). Findings collected from 195 black college students are discussed as being supportive of the Africentric cultural models concerning black learning and problem solving. (GLR)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Afrocentrism, Blacks, College Students, Cultural Influences, Learning Processes, Problem Solving, Research, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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