Concrete and Formal Thinking Abilities in High School Biology Students as Measured by Three Separate Instruments.

Lawson, Anton E.; Blake, Anthony J. D.

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Concrete and Formal Thinking Abilities in High School Biology Students as Measured by Three Separate Instruments

Lawson, Anton E.; Blake, Anthony J. D.

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 13, 3, 227-235, May 76

Students were classified as formal or concrete-operational using a battery of Piagetian tasks, a biology content examination, and a nonscience content examination. Based on the results it was concluded that Piagetian tasks are relatively content-free and can serve as realistic indicators of concrete and formal thinking abilities. (MLH)

Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Tasks, Educational Research, Evaluation, Learning, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science

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