11.1 Lawson's Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (LAWSON)
[A] Authors
Anton E. Lawson
Arizona State University, Main Campus, College of Liberal Arts and Science, School of Life Sciences, Organismal, Integrative,
and Systems Biology, PO Box 874501, Tempe, Arizona 85287-4501, USA
anton.lawson@asu.edu
[B] Summary and Format
22 item (’paired’ or ’two tier’) MCQ test consisting of ’what’ and ’why’ questions. The test comprises questions testing identification and control of variables, proportional and probabilistic reasoning and hypothetico-deductive reasoning.
[C] Citation
A. E. Lawson
The development and validation of a classroom test of formal reasoning
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 15(1), 11-24, (1978)
[D] How to obtain
The test can be obtained by emailing the author.
[E] Relevant literature
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