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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Higher-order thinking skills."”.
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The Impact of Non-Academic Involvement on Higher Order Thinking Skills
External and internal stakeholders in higher education are asking for accountability about what takes place in the classroom (Alexander, Clinton, and Kean, 1986; Hart Research Associates, 2010; Spellings, 2006). They want to be assured that the learning institutions claim is occurring on campus is …
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The effect of 21st century acculturation module on the students’ higher order thinking skills and academic achievement
… Century Acculturation Module on 21st Century Skills and academic achievement. The research sample comprised 120 form four students who took the Science subject from three secondary schools in Selangor and Perak. The experimental group consisted of students from Selangor, while the control …
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A hermeneutic phenomenological investigation of the lived experiences of educators facilitating higher-order thinking skills in Higher Education
Irrespective of discipline, educators in Higher Education (HE) are expected to develop students’ higher-order thinking skills (HOTS). University curriculum paperwork often refer to the deep-thinking levels of Bloom’s original or updated taxonomy (Bloom, 1956; Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) which …
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Using critical literacies to instruct through multicultural text to enhance comprehension, higher order thinking skills, and respect for other diversities
… learned to comprehend better and learned to use higher order thinking skills beyond the words on the page.</p>
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Modeling Correlates of Problem-Solving Skills: Effects of Opportunity-to-Learn on the Attainment of Higher-Order Thinking Skills in Mathematics
Classroom OTL was found to have a direct (additive) relationship with average student proficiency of HOTS across classrooms and also to be mediated by (or interact with) student characteristics such as prior achievement and effort. Since teacher expectation and content coverage were strongly …
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The impact of modified pedagogical practices based on the research skill development framework on the acquisition of higher order thinking skills: A comparative study
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-02-04 without embargo terms
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Higher-order thinking in synchronous online discussion
… Review Board (IRB) approved study identified higher-order thinking skills in COMP and TCOM students’ synchronous online discussion, where higher-order thinking skills were measured in students’ writing throughout a dynamic process as well as from a final product. Using the revision of Bloom’s …
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WebQuest Depository
… that would be conducive to teaching and learning higher order thinking skills.</p> <p>The federal government requires technology integration in academic institutions. As, a result, every classroom is to be equipped with five computers. Teachers must update their pedagogical proficiencies to …
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Maximising the potential of learning through dynamic assessment: A case study of the use of DA to simultaneously evaluate and promote higher order thinking in L2 reading
… (DA) to simultaneously evaluate and promote higher order thinking in L2 reading. Based on the notion of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) and the principles of Mediated Learning Experience (MLE), a learning-oriented DA model was proposed with an aim to enable learners to realise their …
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The art of self-reflection : adult learners' encounters with portfolio-based assessment
… where self-regulated learning processes and higher order thinking skills can be nurtured. However, academic research in the field of portfolio assessment has focused largely on issues of design, academic achievement and validity and not on the metacognitive processes that foster …
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The Effect of Instruction in Alternative Solutions on American Ninth-Grade Algebra I Students' Problem Solving Performance
… at the upper three levels, in the context of higher order thinking skills, that results in better mathematical problem solving abilities. In addition, positive affective changes were evident despite little improvement in students' mathematical problem solving abilities. The results of this …
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Using Forensic Science As a Context to Enhance Scientific Literacy
… and examined its influence on the use of higher-order thinking skills and the development of scientific literacy characteristics. Twenty-four high school students participated in a 6-week inquiry-based forensic science unit designed by the researcher. The Five E inquiry-based instructional …
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How can learning centers be used to support classroom instruction and promote critical thinking in a kindergarten classroom?
… center activities, quality of work, and use of higher order thinking skills to complete the tasks when the learning centers were clearly linked to classroom instruction and included critical thinking activities.</p>
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An investigation into the impacts of peer discourse on students' comprehension proficiency with a specific focus on English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities: A meta-analysis
… in classroom discussion after reading, in order to enhance their comprehension of what they read. The present research serves the purpose of adding to and extending the current knowledge of the roles that teachers and students play in peer discourse, the ways in which classroom interactions …
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"""Painting the lily"": An examination of 5th grade students' learning experiences in an arts-infused curriculum"
… learning, and to develop critical awareness and higher-order thinking skills.
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Art as argument: A rhetorical approach to teaching literature and painting
… and art curriculum, will promote critical thinking skills in students, and should encourage a more serious public attitude toward the arts. Chapter 1 examines American practices of teaching literature and art over the last century. Chapter 2 surveys classical and contemporary theories of …
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Mathematics in workplace settings: Numeracy in the mechanical engineering trades
… the nature of the mathematical knowledge and skills, and how they are applied and developed. A purposive sample of 199 apprentices, skilled tradespersons and mechanical engineering trades educators completed a questionnaire about the mathematics and numeracy skills they used, how they used and …
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Addressing Instructional Challenges Identified by Teaching Assistants to Improve Outcomes for Undergraduate Students in an Introductory Biology Lab
… misconceptions or (2) holes in the knowledge and skills of undergraduate students or similar problems with TAs. This study aimed to address these issues by giving TAs a scenario-based survey on instructional challenges that asked them to rate how frequently they saw various gaps in student …
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Exploring the pedagogy of immersive virtual reality (IVR) in higher education: defining a framework for holistic IVR praxis
… - one that emphasizes affective and higher-order thinking skills and that is relevant for guiding both learning and assessment. To explore this research gap, this study synthesized the literature to outline a pedagogically grounded model of IVR praxis, resulting in the Pedagogy of …
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The Impact of a Design-Based Engineering Curriculum on High School Biology: Evaluating Academic Achievement and Student Perceptions of Epistemology, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Determination in Life Science
… in the experimental group scored significantly higher on all assessment questions that measured higher-order thinking skills, including critical thinking, problem-solving, and application. Analysis of survey results demonstrated that the intervention positively influenced students’ perceptions …
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