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Masters, James R. – 1986
In 1985, for the first time, Pennsylvania's student assessment program included measures of a higher order thinking skills goal termed Analytical Thinking. These tests utilize a decision-making model to assess such skills as drawing inferences, identifying appropriate information to gather before making a decision, analogical reasoning,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Ability
