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A Content Analysis of General Chemistry Laboratory Manuals for Evidence of Higher-Order Cognitive Tasks
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Three experiments from each of ten lab manual were examined for evidence of higher-order cognitive activities. Analysis was based upon the six major cognitive categories of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The results of this study show that the overwhelming majority of general chemistry laboratory manuals provide tasks that require the use of only the lower-order cognitive skills: knowledge, comprehension, and application.
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- Received: August 03, 2009
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