ABSTRACT

Based on extensive reasoning acquisition research, this volume provides theoretical and empirical considerations of the reasoning that occurs during the course of everyday personal and professional activities. Of particular interest is the text's focus on the question of how such reasoning takes place during school activities and how students acquire reasoning skills.

part II|159 pages

Modes and Models of Informal Reasoning

chapter 9|18 pages

Beliefs About Thinking

chapter 10|22 pages

Example-Based Reasoning

part III|175 pages

Informal Reasoning and Instruction