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Peer reviewedTrifone, James D. – American Biology Teacher, 1991
The reasoning abilities to be expected of the concrete operational and formal operational student, the percentage of secondary science students that are capable of each type of reasoning pattern, and effective strategies to teach science to concrete reasoners are described. Implications for curriculum development are discussed. (KR)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Biology, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
