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Comments on Piaget's Concept of Abstraction.
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Lowell, Walter E. – Science Education, 1979
Analyzes the meaning of Piaget's concept of abstraction and provides discussion of some of its shortcomings. (HM)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
An Empirical Study of a Model of Abstract Learning
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Lowell, Walter E. – Science Education, 1977
Presented is a theoretical, hierarchical model of abstraction designed to provide a systematic theoretical framework for future research into abstract learning. A test of the model with 149 subjects supported the assumption that the hierarchical model of abstraction is valid. (SL)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Comprehension
Students' Perceptions of the Concept of Life.
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Brumby, Margaret N. – Science Education, 1982
College students (N=52) were given unfamiliar or novel problems (written and interview responses) to determine how they characterize living things, criteria they use to distinguish between living/dead/nonliving, and to determine if their idea of life included the interrelationship between organisms and biosphere. Results and implications are…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, College Science, College Students
Implications of Piagetian Research for High School Science Teaching: A Review of the Literature.
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De Carcer, Inigo Aguirre; And Others – Science Education, 1978
Examines science education research studies concerned with the development of formal thinking in adolescents according to Piagetian theory. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes