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Peer reviewedPratt, C.; Hacker, R. G. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 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
