An experimental study of the formation of causal thinking of applicants for general secondary education

- Жук, Ю.О. (orcid.org/0000-0002-6932-2484), Ващенко, Л.С. (orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-2142) and Науменко, С.О. (orcid.org/0000-0002-8279-4427) (2023) An experimental study of the formation of causal thinking of applicants for general secondary education Ukrainian Educational Journal, 3. pp. 63-78. ISSN 2411-1317

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Abstract

The authors proposed and tested a methodology for assessing the level of formation of causal thinking, based on test technologies. The methodology rests upon the using of a criterion-referenced test containing two groups of questions that have the wording which initiates different mental activities of students. There are options in one group of questions, for possible cause-and-effect relationships between processes, phenomena or events studied in this subject area are offered for selection (causally oriented group of questions). Another group of questions is aimed at knowledge of previously learned concepts and clearly does not contain a request to indicate cause-and-effect relationships between them (not a causally oriented group of questions). Both groups of questions are represented by test tasks with the choice of an answer from a number of proposed options. In order to study the properties of the test, the “difficulty” and “hesitating” options were used in its structure. The data obtained as a result of the experiment allow us to conclude that the proposed structure of the test showed a sufficient ability to differentiate the results of pedagogical measurements with regard to causally oriented and non-causally oriented questions, which, in turn, allows us to compare the students’ levels of assimilation of educational material and the formation of causal thinking throughout of using one test. The short format of the test makes it possible to use it directly during the real educational process. Compilation of test tasks is quite simple for the teacher to implement independently in accordance with the goals of contextual learning control.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	applicants for education; causal thinking; test tools; criterion-referenced test.
Subjects:	Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.01 Fundamentals of education. Theory. Policy etc. Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 37.01/.09 Special auxiliary table for theory, principles, methods and organization of education > 37.09 Organization of instruction Science and knowledge. Organization. Computer science. Information. Documentation. Librarianship. Institutions. Publications > 3 Social Sciences > 37 Education > 373 Kinds of school providing general education
Divisions:	Institute of Pedagogics > Department of Monitoring and Assessment of the Quality of General Secondary Education
Depositing User:	С.О. Науменко
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2023 17:01
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2023 17:01
URI:	https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/736718

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