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ERIC Number: EJ524697
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0729-4360
The SOLO Taxonomy as a Means of Shaping and Assessing Learning in Higher Education.
Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.
Higher Education Research and Development, v14 n2 p143-54 1995
Use of the SOLO (Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes) Taxonomy for developing and assessing higher-order thinking in higher education is discussed. Research into the instrument's use to discover what students know and believe about their own learning, to assess entering knowledge in a discipline, to provide models of desired learning outcomes, and to assess learning outcomes is summarized. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality, Educational Strategies, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Measurement Techniques, Metacognition, Outcomes of Education, Testing, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: SOLO Taxonomy