title: Developmental Relationships between Reading Comprehension and Deductive Reasoning.
abstract: A reading comprehension test and a deductive reasoning test were administered to 720 students in Grades 5 through 8. Each item on the deductive reasoning test consisted of a prose passage containing the premises of a basic logical rule and a question that required students to evaluate a conclusion drawn from these premises. Students' scores on the deductive reasoning test were analyzed according to grade level, level of reading comprehension, and type of logical rule. Developmental gains in deductive reasoning abilities were limited to students with high reading comprehension; and interesting variations were found in the order of dominance of the logical rules at each grade level and for each reading comprehension group.
authors.affiliation: a Temple University , USA.
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Roberge
authors.affiliation: a Temple University , USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Craven