Psychological Development and Education ›› 2003, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (4): 33-38.

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The Spatial Transitive Reasoning Ability and Strategies Analysis of Primary School Children Under Different Experimental Materials

BI Hong-yan1,2, FANG Ge1, YU Hai-xia2,3   

  1. 1. Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101;
    2. School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    3. Central Institute of Correctional Police, Baoding 071000
  • Online:2003-10-15 Published:2003-10-15

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Abstract: The purpose of the study was to investigate the development of elementary schoolers in spatial transitive inference and analyze the strategies children used during reasoning. The participants were 72 children randomly selected from one middle level primary school including three groups aged 7,9 and 11with half boys and half girls in each group.The tests were carried out individualy.The methodology of the study was characterized by qualitative and quantitative analysis. The results showed that:(1)Children's ability of the spatial transitive reasoning increased significantly.The 7 year olds developed this kind of reasoning ability,and the 9 and 11 year olds had preliminarily possessed the ability;(2)The experimental materials had an effect on children's transit ive inference.Children's performance of figure materials was better than that of word materials;(3)The increasing of number of premises has no effect on children's transitive inference;(4)Children using the model constructing strategy to resolve problems became more and more with age.Nearly all 11 year olds were able to use it.

Key words: spatial transi tre reasoning, strategies, mental model

CLC Number: 

  • B844.1
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