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Download full textLinn, Marcia C.; Thier, Herbert D. – 1973
Reported is a study to investigate the effects of a free-choice program on children's ability to interpret experiments, design simple investigations, and recognize variables that could affect the outcome of observed events. (Author/SA)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Educational Research
Peer reviewedLinn, Marcia C.; Rice, Marian – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1979
The Springs task, an individually administered measure of ability to criticize and control experiments, is described. The task has characteristics similar to Inhelder and Piaget's Bending Rods task; it yields scores on naming variables, controlling variables, and analyzing experiments. (See also RIE: ED 163 092.) (JKS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Critical Thinking, Developmental Stages
Linn, Marcia C.; Levine, David I. – 1976
A developmental investigation of the ability to control variables was conducted. One or two logically similar physics problems were individually administered to 120 subjects age 12 to 14. The problems involved either familiar or unfamiliar variables. Each problem was presented in three different informational formats. Success on the problems in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Educational Research, Elementary School Science
