| Abstract Detail
Teaching Section Shipman, J [1], Kaplan, Monty [2]. The Effect of Higher Order Thinking Skills on Student Behavior and Classroom Management in the Urban Classroom. Teaching higher order thinking skills is essential to an educated public in a democratic society. Public schools are encouraged to teach higher order thinking while also teaching content. Science teaching is no exception. Classroom experience has shown that as tasks requiring higher order thinking are implemented, adverse classroom behaviors may increase and positive behaviors may decrease. This paper will present data on science classroom activities involving higher order thinking and behaviors occurring. It also looks at the tasks of science education, and how they relate to higher order thinking, in terms of the resulting behaviors in an urban classroom setting. Broader Impacts:
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1 - MAKTAG School, Www.read-about-it.blogspot.com, 54 Bryon Road-1,Chestnut Hill,MA, 1860 Rt 211 East, Middletown, NY, 10941, USA
2 - Emerson College, Boston, MA, USA
Keywords:
science education
Education
classroom behavior
secondary school research
Higher Order Thinking.
Presentation Type: Oral Paper:Papers for Sections
Session: 37
Location: Waterman Room/Chase Park Plaza
Date: Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Time: 2:20 PM
Number: 37005
Abstract ID:424 |
