Training relational reasoning to undergraduate students

What follows is a manual for instructing secondary or college students in four forms of relational reasoning (RR): analogical, anomalous, antinomous, and antithetical reasoning. The training is presented in 6 sessions that includes a pre-assessment (Session I), followed by an overview of RR (Session II), and then multiple sessions devoted to each of the four RR forms (Sessions III–V), ending with a post-assessment of individuals’ RR abilities (Session VI). The manual also contains sample slides that overview the content for each session and specific activities meant to reinforce individuals’ understanding of RR and its specific forms, and to apply that understanding in various ways.