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Nur, Andi Saparuddin; Waluya, Stevanus Budi; Rochmad, Rochmad; Wardono, Wardono – Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education, 2020
The differences in the development of students' thinking levels, especially in adolescence, impact the way they perceive problems. Contextual learning with ethnomathematics can provide opportunities for students to develop problem-solving abilities based on their level of thinking. This study examined the contextual learning with ethnomathematics…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction
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van Opstal, Mary T.; Daubenmire, Patrick L. – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Metacognition can be described as an internal conversation that seeks to answer the questions, "how much do I really know about what I am learning" and, "how am I monitoring what I am learning?" Metacognitive regulation skills are critical to meaningful learning because they facilitate the abilities to recognize the times when…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Science Instruction, Qualitative Research, Heuristics
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Incikabi, Lutfi; Tuna, Abdulkadir; Biber, Abdullah Cagri – Journal of International Education Research, 2013
This study aimed to investigate the existence of the relationship between mathematics teacher candidates' critical thinking skills and their logical thinking dispositions in terms of the variables of grade level in college, high school type, and gender. The current study utilized relational survey model and included a total of 99 mathematics…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking
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Kim, Byeongsu; Kim, Taehun; Kim, Jonghoon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2013
The paper-and-pencil programming strategy (PPS) is a way of representing an idea logically by any representation that can be created using paper and pencil. It was developed for non-computer majors to improve their understanding and use of computational thinking and increase interest in learning computer science. A total of 110 non-majors in their…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Nonmajors, Computer Science, Thinking Skills
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Jiang, Bo; Xu, Xiaoying; Garcia, Alicia; Lewis, Jennifer E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
The Test of Logical Thinking (TOLT) and the Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT) are two of the instruments most widely used by science educators and researchers to measure students' formal reasoning abilities. Based on Piaget's cognitive development theory, formal thinking ability has been shown to be essential for student achievement in…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Test Reliability, Chemistry, Logical Thinking
Williams, Richard L. – 1989
The Group Assessment of Logical Thinking (GALT) instrument has been widely used to gather cross-cultural data regarding the acquisition of logical thinking skills in adolescent children. This study of West German adolescents using the instrument adds further comparative data regarding the development of logical thinking skills. Additional data…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries
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Niaz, Mansoor; Robinson, William R. – Research in Science and Technological Education, 1992
Compares performances of students on gas-law problems that require two distinct approaches, either the algorithmic technique or the conceptual gestalt. Indicates that student effectiveness is considerably different utilizing each approach and that training or experience with the algorithm process should not be expected to facilitate the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style