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Peer reviewedWilson, Audrey H. – International Journal of Science Education, 1988
Examined college students' logical reasoning ability using the Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) as a major predictor of science acheivement. Reports an improvement on each of the subscale scores, and a significant correlation with four science subjects on both pre- and post-TOLT scores. (YP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Development, College Science, Formal Operations
Zeitoun, Hassan Hussein – 1988
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the achievement of some abstract concepts in "molecular genetics" and prior knowledge, formal reasoning ability, and sex. The major findings of the study were: (1) prior knowledge had a high significant correlation with the achievement of abstract concepts; (2) the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Achievement, Biology, Cognitive Development
