Adolescent Reasoning and Rationality

David Moshman

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Pages:: 99–113

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004444591_007

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Abstract

Adolescents (ages 13–19 years) use forms of reasoning and show levels of rationality not seen in children under the age of 10 years. Specifically, research shows qualitative progress during preadolescence (ages 10–12 years) to more advanced forms and levels of logical reasoning, hypothetical reasoning, metalogical understanding, epistemic cognition, scientific reasoning, argumentation, perspective taking, and moral rationality. Development often continues across adolescence and much of adulthood, but development beyond ages 12 or 13 years is much less predictable, universal, and age-related than development over the first 12 years. Claims of adolescent irrationality are stereotypes that greatly overstate the difference between adolescents and adults. Claims about the immaturity of adolescent brains fail to acknowledge the historical and cultural construction of adolescence as we know it. I conclude that adolescents are best seen as young adults. Like adults of all ages they fall far short of rational ideals but are capable of developmental progress.

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Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Theory, Development, Instruction, and Assessment

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004444591

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 28 Sep 2020

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Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Figures and Tables

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

Chapter 1 Seven Philosophical Conceptions of Critical Thinking

Chapter 2 Inquiry

Chapter 3 Focusing the Relational Lens on Critical Thinking

Chapter 4 Commentary

Chapter 5 The Semantic Retrieval Model and Divergent Thinking as Critical to Understanding Logical Reasoning in Children

Chapter 6 Adolescent Reasoning and Rationality

Chapter 7 Critical Thinking and Learning in Adults

Chapter 8 Commentary

Chapter 9 Critical Thinking in the Elementary School

Chapter 10 The Good Thinker’s Tool Kit

Chapter 11 Equipping Students for Success in College and Beyond

Chapter 12 Commentary

Chapter 13 Observations from a Long-term Effort to Assess and Improve Critical Thinking

Chapter 14 Assessing Critical Thinking

Chapter 15 What the Data Tell Us about Human Reasoning

Chapter 16 Commentary

Epilogue

Back Matter

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