Expanding on the evidence of Higher Order Thinking Skills in first year undergraduates
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Paper/Presentation Title | Expanding on the evidence of Higher Order Thinking Skills in first year undergraduates |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Faragher, Lynette |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 3rd Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference (STARS 2017) |
Student Success | |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2017 |
Publisher | Queensland University of Technology |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1838-2959 |
2205-0795 | |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://unistars.org/papers/STARS2017/13B.pdf |
Conference/Event | 3rd Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference (STARS 2017) |
Event Details | 3rd Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference (STARS 2017) Parent Students, Transitions, Achievement, Retention and Success (STARS) Conference Delivery In person Event Date 02 to end of 05 Jul 2017 Event Location Adelaide, Australia |
Abstract | All students enter university with a ‘virtual uni bag’ containing their previous life experience as well as their existing knowledge and skills. If the teachers in the academy know what they bring and what will engage them, they could use that knowledge, when designing curriculum and assessment, to improve pedagogy to enhance the transition process for vulnerable students. This paper reports on innovative research into the Higher Order Thinking Skills present in a sample of pre-service education students’ writing in the genre of critical comparative analysis. Interviews were also conducted and analysed. Using analytical descriptors derived from the work of Marzano (2001) and focussing on the two’ top’ levels of skills the Self-system and Metacognition it was found that these aspects of the students’ skills were well represented. The paper ends with tentative suggestions for the use of this research in planning pedagogical approaches for first year courses. |
Keywords | Higher Order Thinking Skills, transition pedagogy, engagement, Marzano, first year experience, innovative research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390199. Curriculum and pedagogy not elsewhere classified |
390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4527/expanding-on-the-evidence-of-higher-order-thinking-skills-in-first-year-undergraduates
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