Understanding of Understanding : Implications for Learning and Teaching  

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Duncan, James K. ; Burns, Janet ; Clift, John

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Journal of Educational Psychology vol. 61 no. 01 (Feb. 1991), page 276-289.
Topik: LEARNING; teacher; learning; high school; Implication; teaching

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: B13 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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This study investigates sixth form students' understanding of "understanding" in the context oflearning in chemistry. Thirty-nine randomly selected students oflow, average and high school achievement and their six chemistry teachers were interviewed and their classes were observed. Two orientations toward understanding, the recognition of order within the subject maller (a coherence orientation) and the ability to recall relevant information (a knowledge orientation) formed the extremes of a continuum. A coherence orientation was linked with intrinsic assessment of understanding, which occurred when students recognised understanding for themselves. A knowledge orientation was linked with extrinsic assessment, in which students used feedback from tests or the teacher. It is argued that a coherence-intrinsic approach leads to understanding and could be taught. But an appropriate learning environment incorporating less teacher-direction, more opportunity for student research and student-student and student-teacher discussion and a less competitive atmosphere would be necessary.

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