Cognitive Assessment of Proportional Reasoning Strategies.

Chletsos, Peter N.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Cognitive Assessment of Proportional Reasoning Strategies.

Chletsos, Peter N.; And Others

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v23 n1 p18-27 Fall 1989

This article presents evidence of the reliability and validity of a new paper-and-pencil test of proportional reasoning, Paper-and-Pencil Balance Beam Test. A Total of 627 individuals, aged 8-47, participated in the 3 studies discussed. Results support previous research which correlates performance on proportional reasoning problems with age-level. (IAH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Formal Operations, Group Testing, Higher Education, Individual Testing, Statistical Analysis, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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