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A 16-item test for comprehension of set inclusion and exclusion, set intersect, and set union was administered to 162 high school students in Grades 9–12 for the purpose of assessing development of comprehension of “or” in this age range. Following completion of the first test, an alternate form was administered to provide additional information on sources of error in dealing with set union. Analysis of number of correct responses revealed that comprehension of “or” develops during the high school age range. Analysis of errors on set union questions suggested that (1) dealing correctly with set union requires formal operations, and (2) most errors result from inadequate applications of concrete operations.
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This research was supported by Grant No. HD 1725-05 from the USPHS. We are grateful to Mr. John Sprout and the mathematics department of the Highland Park High School for their cooperation. The assistance of Thomas Ulrich in scoring and analysis of the data is gratefully acknowledged.
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Neimark, E.D. Development of comprehension of logical connectives: Understanding of “or”. Psychon Sci 21, 217–219 (1970). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332450
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