Evaluating the Quality of Learning

¿PrefaceI The Structure Of The Observed Learning Outcome 1 The Evaluation of Learning: Quality and Quantity in Learning Evaluating Quality Versus Quantity: An Example Evaluation and Instruction Summary and Conclusions 2 Origin and Description of the SOLO Taxonomy General Intellectual Development and the Growth of Quality The Piagetian Stages of Development Some Assumptions and Applications of Stage Theory From Developmental Stage to Levels of Learning Quality Description of the SOLO Taxonomy A Paradigm for Obtaining SOLO Responses Summary and ConclusionsII Applying The Taxonomy To Various Teaching Subjects 3 History The General Application of SOLO to History Suitability of Items Implications for the Teaching of History Summary and Conclusions 4 Elementary Mathematics Numbers and Operations Implications for the Teaching of Mathematics Summary and Conclusions 5 English Appreciation of Poetry Reading Creative Writing Implications for the Teaching of English 6 Geography Interpreting a Map and Drawing Conclusions Accounting for Change in Areal Characteristics from a Written Description Explaining Natural Phenomena Drawing Conclusions from a Picture of an Area Further Research in Geography and Social Science Education and SOLO Implications for the Teaching of Geography 7 Modern Languages Translation from French to English Forming Rules from Specific Instances Implications for the Teaching of Foreign Languages Summary of Some Related Research Findings Summary and ConclusionsIII General Educational Implications 8 The Place of the Taxonomy in Instructional Design Teacher Intentions Curriculum Analysis Instructional Processes Evaluation Remediation Summary and ConclusionsIV Further Issues: Methodological Aspects Of The SOLO Taxonomy And Implications For Psychological And Educational Theory 9 Some Methodological Considerations Reliability Validity Processes Used in Arriving at Various SOLO Levels Alternative Formats for Obtaining SOLO Responses Summary and Conclusions 10 Implications for Psychological Theory from Relational to Extended Abstract Development Stage Learning Cycles Applications to Other Areas of Psychology General Summary and ConclusionsReferencesSubject Index