NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Review of the Leaving Certificate Biology Examination Papers (1999-2008) Using Bloom's Taxonomy--An Investigation of the Cognitive Demands of the Examination
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cullinane, Alison; Liston, Maeve – Irish Educational Studies, 2016
It is widely recognised that high-stakes assessment can significantly influence what is taught in the classroom. Many argue that high-stakes assessment results in a narrowed curriculum where students learn by rote rather than developing higher cognitive skills. This paper describes a study investigating the various cognitive objectives present…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Exit Examinations, Biology, Science Tests
The Intention to Both Memorise and Understand: Another Approach to Learning?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kember, David – Higher Education, 1996
Emerging research evidence of an approach to learning that combines memorization and comprehension, particularly from Asia, is examined and possible explanations for it are discussed. It is proposed that this approach may explain the apparent paradox of high achievement is Asian cultures, where rote learning in stressed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Comprehension, Cultural Context, Educational Research
Science in Schools: Time To Pause for Thought?
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gott, Richard; Johnson, Philip – School Science Review, 1999
Asks whether what is taught in science class only makes sense to someone who already understands science. Discusses school science in terms of four questions: (1) What is to be taught?; (2) What conditions promote learning?; (3) What do students learn?; and (4) What are the cognitive processes in learners' minds? (Contains 17 references.)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Working Memory and School Achievement in the Ninth Form.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lehto, Juhani – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1995
Explores the relationship between teenagers' working memory and school achievement. Experiments revealed significant correlations between the two, specifically in the field of foreign language. Includes descriptions of the experiments with accompanying statistical tables. (MJP)
Descriptors: Achievement, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Learning Strategies
Diagnosis and Evaluation in Mathematics Instruction: Making Contact with Students' Mental Representations.
Davis, Robert B. – 1983
Research on mathematics instruction is reviewed in order to respond to two questions: (1) Has the influx of talented people who have entered the mathematics instruction field over the last three decades changed anything? and (2) Will any of the work being done actually improve mathematics instruction? The different ways in which parents, students,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Creative Thinking