Testing Thinking Skills

dc.contributor.authorHerbert, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-25T17:27:30Z
dc.date.available2011-01-25T17:27:30Z
dc.date.issued2006-04
dc.description.abstractThis article examines pencil and paper tests--the dominant mode of assessment in Trinidad and Tobago--and looks at the type of examination questions that would be needed if this type of testing required higher-order thinking. It argues that paper and pencil tests do not always live up to the expectation that persons who are certified are in fact critical, creative thinkers and problem selvers. The article suggests that focused attention should be paid to the development of items that require higher-order thinkingen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2139/8709
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDaily Expressen_US
dc.subjectEducational testingen_US
dc.subjectExamination questionsen_US
dc.subjectTrinidad and Tobagoen_US
dc.titleTesting Thinking Skillsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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