The Modified Ordered Tree Technique: A Measurement of Organization in Thinking.

Foss, Margaret; Stensvold, Mark

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Modified Ordered Tree Technique: A Measurement of Organization in Thinking.

Foss, Margaret; Stensvold, Mark

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v28 n1 p22-30 Fall 1994

Researchers revised a psychological assessment of organization in memory to measure organization in thinking. Secondary students viewed a videotape, wrote essays, then created word trees using provided words that eliminated the memory component in their original task. The ordered-tree technique reliably measured organization in thinking. Interrater reliability was high. (SM)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Evaluation Methods, High School Students, Memory, Science Instruction, Science Process Skills, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation, Thinking Skills, Word Lists

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Language: English

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