Contents

 

Section I:

Introduction

I-1

The PRISM Project

I-1

Context     

I-4

     Previous research on deductive reasoning

The Model 

I-6

Classroom research  

I-8

Theoretical and methodological background

I-10

Method

I-11

 

Section II: Results

A:

A  summary of what activities were done each day and by whom

II-A-1

B:

Summary table of dates and contexts for each kind                                                       of reasoning listed in the (revised)model

 

Reasoning by Analogy  

II-B-1

 

Reasoning by Induction   

II-B-1

 

Reasoning by Multi-Step Deductions 

II-B-2

 

Reasoning by Simple Deduction 

II-B-4

 

Other Reasoning

II-B-10

Section III: Discussion

Research questions

 

Question 2

  III-1

Question 3

III-8

Section IV: Conclusions

 

References

 

Appendices

Appendix A: Description of the Activities

    

Appendix B: Coded Data files             (Table of Contents on page B-1)

Set

January 11

 

 

January 13

 

 

January 15

Connect 4

January 18

 

 

January 20

 

 

January 22

 

Doorbell Rang

January 25

January 27

January 28

Mastermind I

February 1

February 3

Connect 4 Computer

February 8

February 10

February 11

Literature

February 18

Base 10 Blocks

February 22

February 24

Mastermind II

March 2

March 4

Growing Pattern

March 8

March 10

Paper Folding

March 23

March 25

Geoboards

March 26

March 29


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