Levels of Cognitive Complexity [electronic resource] : An Approach to the Measurement of Thinking /

This research monograph describes a new approach to the measurement of thinking processes. The author begins with a discussion of the logic of thought versus the psychology of thinking. Traditionally, thinking has been defined in terms of the logical thought processes which lead to warranted conclusions. The psychological processes, on the other hand, involve the individual's perceptions, intentions and information-processing strategies. Traditional logical approaches appear to be most suitable for analysis of thinking in "formal" highly structured problem situations. Current tests of critical thinking reflect the "logical" approaches to measuring thinking; two tests of this type are evaluated by the author. The authors define the information-processing approach to measurement of thinking, which emphasizes the way situational information is perceived, selected, organized and interpreted. Using this approach, the authors have developed two interpretive exercises, The Holocaust and The Bomb Factories. The results of a number of studies conducted with these exercises are presented, and future work is projected.

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Main Authors: McDaniel, Ernest. editor., Lawrence, Chris. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
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Language:eng
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 1990
Subjects:Psychology., Cognitive psychology., Cognitive Psychology.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3420-3
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spelling KOHA-OAI-TEST:2142532018-07-30T23:48:17ZLevels of Cognitive Complexity [electronic resource] : An Approach to the Measurement of Thinking / McDaniel, Ernest. editor. Lawrence, Chris. editor. SpringerLink (Online service) textNew York, NY : Springer New York,1990.engThis research monograph describes a new approach to the measurement of thinking processes. The author begins with a discussion of the logic of thought versus the psychology of thinking. Traditionally, thinking has been defined in terms of the logical thought processes which lead to warranted conclusions. The psychological processes, on the other hand, involve the individual's perceptions, intentions and information-processing strategies. Traditional logical approaches appear to be most suitable for analysis of thinking in "formal" highly structured problem situations. Current tests of critical thinking reflect the "logical" approaches to measuring thinking; two tests of this type are evaluated by the author. The authors define the information-processing approach to measurement of thinking, which emphasizes the way situational information is perceived, selected, organized and interpreted. Using this approach, the authors have developed two interpretive exercises, The Holocaust and The Bomb Factories. The results of a number of studies conducted with these exercises are presented, and future work is projected.1 Approaches to Studying Reasoning -- Conceptions of Thinking -- Tests of Thinking -- 2 Thinking as Levels of Cognitive Complexity -- The Describer-Explainer Continuum -- Perry’s Positions of Intellectual Development -- Information Processing Structures -- 3 Interpretive Exercises and the Scoring Rationale for Evaluating Levels of Thinking -- Interpretive Exercises -- The Scoring Rationale for Evaluating Levels of Thinking -- 4 Empirical Studies -- Experimental Groups -- School Achievement Variables -- Relationship to Writing Proficiency -- Orientation to Learning Variables -- Correlation with Orientation to Learning Variables -- Other Measures of Cognitive Ability and Thinking Processes -- Correlations with Other Thinking Exercises -- The Two Helmets Test -- The Jefferson Davis Exercise -- The Holocaust -- The Mystery of Pearl Harbor -- Levels of Thinking and Discourse Structure -- Generalizing the Cognitive Complexity Approach -- Appendix A -- Scoring Rationale for Levels of Thinking -- Levels of Cognitive Complexity -- Appendix B -- Practice Examples -- Test Examples -- Appendix C Answer Sheet for the Bomb Factories -- References -- Related References.This research monograph describes a new approach to the measurement of thinking processes. The author begins with a discussion of the logic of thought versus the psychology of thinking. Traditionally, thinking has been defined in terms of the logical thought processes which lead to warranted conclusions. The psychological processes, on the other hand, involve the individual's perceptions, intentions and information-processing strategies. Traditional logical approaches appear to be most suitable for analysis of thinking in "formal" highly structured problem situations. Current tests of critical thinking reflect the "logical" approaches to measuring thinking; two tests of this type are evaluated by the author. The authors define the information-processing approach to measurement of thinking, which emphasizes the way situational information is perceived, selected, organized and interpreted. Using this approach, the authors have developed two interpretive exercises, The Holocaust and The Bomb Factories. The results of a number of studies conducted with these exercises are presented, and future work is projected.Psychology.Cognitive psychology.Psychology.Cognitive Psychology.Springer eBookshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3420-3URN:ISBN:9781461234203
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Lawrence, Chris. editor.
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Levels of Cognitive Complexity [electronic resource] : An Approach to the Measurement of Thinking /
description This research monograph describes a new approach to the measurement of thinking processes. The author begins with a discussion of the logic of thought versus the psychology of thinking. Traditionally, thinking has been defined in terms of the logical thought processes which lead to warranted conclusions. The psychological processes, on the other hand, involve the individual's perceptions, intentions and information-processing strategies. Traditional logical approaches appear to be most suitable for analysis of thinking in "formal" highly structured problem situations. Current tests of critical thinking reflect the "logical" approaches to measuring thinking; two tests of this type are evaluated by the author. The authors define the information-processing approach to measurement of thinking, which emphasizes the way situational information is perceived, selected, organized and interpreted. Using this approach, the authors have developed two interpretive exercises, The Holocaust and The Bomb Factories. The results of a number of studies conducted with these exercises are presented, and future work is projected.
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