Is Lawson's Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning Valid?.

Pratt, C.; Hacker, R. G.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Is Lawson's Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning Valid?

Pratt, C.; Hacker, R. G.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v44 n2 p441-48 Sum 1984

A unidimensional latent trait model was used to test a single-factor hypothesis of the Lawson Classroom Test of Formal Reasoning. The test failed to provide a valid measure of formal reasoning. This was a result of test format which neglected aspects of formal reasoning emphasized by Inhelder and Piaget. (Author/DWH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Group Testing, Higher Education, Latent Trait Theory, Logical Thinking, Test Format, Test Validity

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