Proportional Reasoning and Rule-Governed Behavior with the Balance Beam.

Maloney, David P.

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Publication Date: 1983-Apr

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Proportional Reasoning and Rule-Governed Behavior with the Balance Beam.

Maloney, David P.

Science Education, v67 n2 p245-54 Apr 1983

Examined relation between college students' (N=108) ability to solve simple ratio tasks (for example, their proportional reasoning patterns) and their rule-governed behavior with the balance beam. Also identified modifications in a set of rules for the balance beam tasks. Results and implications for science instruction are discussed. (JN)

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, College Science, Higher Education, Models, Physical Sciences, Problem Solving, Science Education, Student Characteristics

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Language: English

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