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ERIC Number: EJ488564
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Measuring and Predicting Depth of Processing in Learning.
Kirby, John R.; Woodhouse, Rosamund A.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v40 n2 p147-61 Jun 1994
Describes the nature of processing depth in student learning as a dispositional construct and as a characteristic of task-specific strategies. Reviews efforts to measure processing depth, as shown in student text summaries. Considers several ways in which depth may be measured in educational assessment. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Research Methodology, Student Evaluation, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Processing Depth
Note: Theme issue on cognition and assessment.