HIGHER ORDER THINKING TASK AND QUESTION APPLICATION IN THE WORLD COGNITION LESSONS IN PRIMARY FORMS
HIGHER ORDER THINKING TASK AND QUESTION APPLICATION IN THE WORLD COGNITION LESSONS IN PRIMARY FORMS

Author(s): Nadia Venskuvienė
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education
Published by: Scientia Socialis, UAB
Keywords: world cognition lessons; higher order thinking abilities; primary education
Summary/Abstract: Recently, one has become concerned about the quality of natural science and social education basics of the primary school students. Particular attention is devoted to the higher-order thinking ability education. In the qualitative research, it was analysed what higher order thinking questions and tasks primary school teachers apply in the world cognition lessons. Research data were gathered using a lesson observation method. The gathered data were analysed making a technical picture. Research results showed that primary school teachers proportionally applied lower and higher-order thinking questions and tasks.

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