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ERIC Number: EJ627325
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-051X
Teachers' Beliefs about Low-Achieving Students and Higher Order Thinking.
Zohar, Anat; Degani, Adi; Vaaknin, Einav
Teaching and Teacher Education, v17 n4 p469-85 May 2001
Examined Israeli secondary school teachers' beliefs regarding low-achieving students and instruction in higher order thinking. Interviews indicated that nearly half of the teachers considered higher order thinking inappropriate for low-achieving students. Their beliefs related to their general theory of instruction. Viewing learning as hierarchical in terms of students' academic level related to a traditional view of learning. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Low Achievement, Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Expectations of Students, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Israel