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Toward Assessment of Cognitive and Conative Structures in Learning

Snow, Richard E.·1989·Educational Researcher

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New conceptions of aptitude, learning, development, and achievement, both cognitive and conative, are identified and some new ideas about their assessment are reviewed. A rough table of these constructs is provided. It is argued that much construct validational research is needed to understand the new constructs and place them in a reasonable and useful network. Also needed is a recognition that different purposes for educational assessment require different levels and models of assessment. A plea for research on teacher understanding and use is included, because no improvements in school level assessment can be reached without it.

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Authors
Snow, R. E.
Venue
Educational Researcher
Published
1989-12
Volume
18
Issue
9
Pages
8
ISSN
0013-189X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2118408641
Cited by
184
References
2
FWCI
12.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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