Has Piaget's Construct of Formal Operational Thinking Any Utility?.

Shayer, M.

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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Has Piaget's Construct of Formal Operational Thinking Any Utility?

Shayer, M.

British Journal of Educational Psychology, v49 pt3 p265-76 Nov 1979

The relation between Piaget's logical theory of formal operational thinking and his account of cognitive development is discussed. Formal operational thinking was found to be a unitary construct, and both heterogeneity of performance and decalage were found to be smaller than a recent review had suggested. (Author/KC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Correlation, Developmental Psychology, Logical Thinking

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Language: English

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