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Assessment of Complex Thinking in Mathematics, Reading, Science, and History
Sat, April 14, 12:25 to 1:55pm, Sheraton Wall Centre, Floor: Third Level, North Junior Ballroom DSession Submission Type: Symposium
Abstract
Complex thinking has been emphasized as part of desirable learning outcomes in many areas in education including problem solving in mathematics, higher order thinking in reading, knowledge integration in science, and historical thinking in history education. However, complex thinking is rarely targeted in assessments of students’ learning. In this session we bring together leading researchers who have been conducting research on both the development of complex thinking in mathematics, reading, science and history as well as the design and development of assessments. The session will give an interdisciplinary perspective on connections between cognition and assessment and discuss challenges in developing assessments of complex thinking, provide models of such assessments and discuss validation investigations.
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Formative and Summative Assessments in Mathematics Supporting the Goals of the Common Core Standards - Alan H. Schoenfeld, University of California - Berkeley
Designing, Developing, and Validating Assessments of Complex Thinking in Mathematics for the Middle Grades - Edith Aurora Graf, ETS
Characterizing and Assessing Higher-Order Thinking in Reading - Peter P. Afflerbach, University of Maryland - College Park; Byeong Yong Cho, University of Maryland - College Park; Jong-Yun Kim, University of Maryland
Designing Assessments to Track Student Progress in Understanding the Complex Roles of Energy in Photosynthesis - Kihyun (Kelly) Ryoo, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Marcia Linn, University of California - Berkeley
An Evidence-Centered Assessment Design for Historical Thinking - Kadriye Ercikan, The University of British Columbia; Peter C. Seixas, The University of British Columbia; Juliette Lyons-Thomas, The University of British Columbia; Lindsay S. Gibson, The University of British Columbia