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從心智模式論點探討兒童邏輯推理能力之發展 31

The Study on Development of Children’s

Logical Reasoning Ability from Mental

Model’s Perspective

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Shwu-Ching Jiang

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the difference of logical reasoning
ability and responses to different type, difficulty and symbolism of tasks at
kindergarten and primary children, based on the perspective of mental model.

The Logical Reasoning Test for Children and clinical interviews were
conducted with 227 children. This test was consisted of two subtests of
syllogisms and relational logic included figural and verbal items of two level of

difficulty. Two- way mixed design analysis of Variance was used to verify the
difference of ability. Interview data were analyzed by reasoning responses. The
results of this study indicated: (1) The different age children’s abilities of
logical reasoning were not affected by the type of tasks. The older children‘s
abilities and responses of solving the entire logical reasoning tasks were better

than younger children’s. Children‘s abilities and responses of solving the
relational logic tasks were better than syllogisms tasks. And (2) the different age
children’s abilities and responses to syllogisms and relational logic were

 Associate Professor, Department of Child Care, National Pingtung University of
Science and Technology