Motivation by Exam.A new monograph mon·o·graph n. A scholarly piece of writing of essay or book length on a specific, often limited subject. tr.v. mon·o·graphed, mon·o·graph·ing, mon·o·graphs To write a monograph on. published by the American Educational Research Association The American Educational Research Association, or AERA, was founded in 1916 as a professional organization representing educational researchers in the United States and around the world. questions the premise that external examinations will improve American students' motivation to learn, especially if rewards and/or sanctions Sanctions is the plural of sanction. Depending on context, a sanction can be either a punishment or a permission. The word is a contronym. Sanctions involving countries: The authors of The Use of External Examinations to Improve Student Motivation found some evidence of positive aspects (e.g., the specification of clear goals and standards for students and teachers). But they found a number of negative aspects. These include the probability that high-stakes exams will have no effect on motivation of many students and, even in the case of those who are motivated, exams may not serve to promote such desirable outcomes as higher levels of achievement and higher-order thinking Higher-order thinking is a fundamental concept of Education reform based on Bloom's Taxonomy. Rather than simply teaching recall of facts, students will be taught reasoning and processes, and be better lifelong learners. skills. |
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