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Peer reviewedValanides, Nicolaos – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1997
Reasoning abilities of Cypriot 12th graders in five forms of formal logical thought were studied in relation to academic achievement and gender differences. Results support proposals that suggest that there are specialized abilities dealing with specific domains of reality. The five reasoning modes were significant predictors of achievement. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Foreign Countries, Formal Operations
Download full textGray, William M.; Rush, Mary Lou – 1986
W. M. Gray's "How is Your Logic?" a Piagetian-based, group-administered written test of cognitive development, and B. Leadbeater's Livian Wars Task, a formal operations-based, written, social-cognition problem were given to 348 college undergraduate and graduate students to investigate the impact of chronological age and amount of formal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Hall, Donald A.; And Others – 1989
This study investigated preservice elementary teacher reasoning ability levels, science anxiety levels, and content achievement in a large midwestern university. Pretest and posttest measures were taken on three dependent variables: (1) reasoning ability (cognitive development); (2) science anxiety; and (3) science content achievement. In…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development
Bednarek, Laurie J. – 1991
Previous research concerning the cognitive abilities of high school students has indicated that a substantial number of students enrolled in secondary science courses do not conceptualize at the formal-operational level. Further, results indicate that achievement levels in chemistry coursework are significantly affected by, not only cognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Chemistry, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Ability
Peer reviewedHudak, Mary A.; Anderson, David E. – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Studies 94 undergraduate students in introductory statistics and computer science courses. Applies Formal Operations Reasoning Test (FORT) and Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (LSI). Finds that substantial numbers of students have not achieved the formal operation level of cognitive maturity. Emphasizes need to examine students learning style and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Ability
Strahan, David B.; O'Sullivan, Rita – 1986
The purpose of this study was to examine for the middle grades how students' cognitive reasoning level contributes to the variability of their achievement test performance. While previous investigations have indicated that measures of reasoning development are associated with measures of achievement, few such studies have attempted to control for…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Achievement Tests
