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Needed: Better Methods for Testing Higher-Order Thinking Skills.
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Quellmalz, Edys S. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Recent advances in theory and research provide a basis for defining higher-order thinking skills and for designing tests of such skills. (MCG)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Curriculum Materials Can Make a Difference. The Development of Annehurst School. A Conversation with Jack Frymier.
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Cornbleth, Catherine; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1981
The Annehurst Curriculum Classification System (ACCS) identifies curriculum materials compatible with student learning characteristics. The development of the ACCS and its use in Annehurst School in Westerville (Ohio) are described. The system originator explains how schools are using it and what researchers have discovered about the quality of…
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Style, College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development
A Statewide Approach to Measuring Critical Thinking Skills.
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Sternberg, Robert J.; Baron, Joan B. – Educational Leadership, 1985
The state of Connecticut has introduced a fourth-grade mastery test that assesses thinking skills. The test was developed cooperatively by the state's Department of Education, a testing corporation, and several cognitive psychologists; several alternative models of thinking were synthesized to produce a theoretical foundation for the test. (MCG)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Tests