The Questioning Level of Select Middle School Textbooks.

Pizzini, Edward L.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Questioning Level of Select Middle School Textbooks.

Pizzini, Edward L.; And Others

School Science and Mathematics, v92 n2 p74-79 Feb 1992

Presents a study to evaluate the cognitive level of questions in middle school science textbooks. Questions and their location were coded from six randomly selected chapters in eight middle school science textbooks. Results indicated that input level questions were the dominant question type, probably leading to students functioning at lower cognitive levels. (MDH)

Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Middle Schools, Questioning Techniques, Science Education, Science Instruction, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation, Textbooks, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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