Abstract Reasoning skills are needed in the future work life. As such, it is important that
reasoning skills be assessed in higher education, both in the selection phase and during …

The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the
reasoning ways of university students. The study was carried out in two separate stages …

It has been suggested that the curriculum development process should focus on three
factors: people, programmes and process in order to achieve the idealised goals. In other …

Reasoning research has long been associated with paper and pencil tasks in which
peoples' reasoning skills are judged against established normative conventions. However …

Upper secondary students' task solving reasoning was analysed, with a focus on what
grounds they had for different strategy choices and conclusions. Beliefs were identified and …

Teacher education programmes struggle to attract, develop, and retain potential teachers in
Science and Mathematics. The development of both academic and non-academic attributes …

The present study examined the contribution of six components of reasoning ability
(inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, linear reasoning, conditional reasoning, cause …

This paper briefly summarizes the literatures of reading and reasoning in the last quarter
century, focusing mainly on the disciplines of cognitive science, cognitive developmental …

Rational thinking describes the ability to suppress heuristic thinking processes and to
override them with systematic ones. In view of the high degree of required self-organization …

Various skills related to critical thinking, reasoning, and scientific reasoning are defined as
essential for students in policy documents and curricula around the world as essential both …