ERIC_NO: EJ185910
TITLE: Adolescent Reasoning: Influence of Question Format and Type of Variables on Ability to Control Variables
AUTHOR: Linn, Marcia C.; Levine, David I.
PUBLICATION_DATE: 1978
JOURNAL_CITATION: Science Education; 62, 3, 377-88, Jul-Sep 78
ABSTRACT: Reports on an investigation designed to study the ability of 11 to 17 year old students to control variables when presented with science problem situations in three types of question formats (free response, multiple choice, screen question). (HM)
MAJOR_DESCRIPTORS: Cognitive Development; Educational Research; Instruction; Secondary Education; Secondary School Science;
MINOR DESCRIPTORS: Adolescents; Questioning Techniques; Science Education;
IDENTIFIERS: Piaget (Jean)
CLEARINGHOUSE_NO: SE522436