TORR family of relational reasoning measures (TORR, vTORR, TORRjr)¶
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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 1 study (1 review),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study
Description¶
A family of figural and linguistic relational-reasoning assessments developed by Patricia A. Alexander and colleagues for use with children, adolescents, and adults in print or online administration.
Components¶
Claims¶
- TORR scores correlate positively with Raven's Matrices scores but are more difficult for participants [+W]
- Higher TORR scores, especially antinomy, predict more creative engineering design solutions [+W]
- Low-performing students struggle more with working memory demands at the inferring and mapping stages of relational reasoning [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Patricia A Alexander. (2016). Relational thinking and relational reasoning: harnessing the power of patterning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/npjscilearn.2016.4
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TORR family of relational reasoning measures (TORR, vTORR, TORRjr) |
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A family of figural and linguistic relational-reasoning assessments developed by Patricia A. |
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