Teaching and assessing deductive reasoning skills

Journal of Experimental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-136

  Leighton, Jacqueline P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognitive processes; Reasoning; Strategies; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751043625     PISSN: 00220973     EISSN: 19400683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JEXE.74.2.107-136     Document Type: Article

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