Enhancing the Cognitive Complexity in Social Studies Assessments

Autor/inn/en	Stobaugh, Rebecca; Tassell, Janet Lynne; Day, Martha M.; Blankenship, Hannah
Titel	Enhancing the Cognitive Complexity in Social Studies Assessments
Quelle	In: Social Studies and the Young Learner, 23 (2011) 3, S.4-8 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-0300
Schlagwörter	Test Items; Textbooks; Critical Thinking; Inferences; Thinking Skills; Social Studies; Evaluation; Teachers; Academic Achievement; Teaching Methods; Epistemology; Classification; Visual Aids + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Test content; Testaufgabe; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Kritisches Denken; Inference; Inferenz; Denkfähigkeit; Gemeinschaftskunde; Evaluierung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Schulleistung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Erkenntnistheorie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Anschauungsmaterial
Abstract	Social studies teachers are charged with the task of developing students' understandings as students engage in critical examination of social studies issues and topics. Teachers often use test items from textbooks or instructional resources, or create their own classroom assessments with no specific pedagogical foundation. All too often, these assessment items require a recall of information and not the higher-level process skills that social studies teachers try to inculcate in their students. Teachers should strive to create assessments that require students to make inferences and exhibit critical thinking skills. Designing and delivering instructional experiences and assessments that incorporate higher-level thinking skills are important for improving student achievement as well as developing students that are strategic in their thinking and planning. Teachers can implement several strategies that enhance the rigor and cognitive complexity of instructional experiences and assessment items. The use of graphics, scenarios, and quotes can help social studies teachers conquer the challenge of creating higher-level assessments that incorporate the use of critical thinking skills. (Contains 3 figures and 10 notes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800: Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10