Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ447746
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Publication Date: 1991
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Achievement Tests in Primary Mathematics: Perpetuating Lower-Order Thinking.
Kamii, Constance; Lewis, Barbara Ann
Arithmetic Teacher, v38 n9 p4-9 May 1991
Presents a study of 87 second graders to demonstrate that achievement tests in primary mathematics emphasize pupil's lower-order thinking by comparing answers to interview questions from constructivist and traditionally instructed groups. Results indicated that constructivist instructed students demonstrated superior higher-order thinking on tasks involving place value, double-digit addition, story problems, and estimation. (MDH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Addition, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluation Methods, Grade 2, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Tests, Measures (Individuals), Mental Computation, Place Value, Problem Solving, Standardized Tests, Thinking Skills, Word Problems (Mathematics)
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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