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Why the Gap Between Research and Practice? When asked why they don’t always use effective questioning techniques, teachers most often mention factors related to the culture of schooling: 1. Content coverage 2. Time constraints 3. Habit or tradition 4. A need to maintain “control” of the class 5. Teacher convenience 6. Not wanting to embarrass students Source: Walsh & Sattes, 2005 Assessment Center Reading and Mathematics, Grades 2-12 The Princeton Review is the premiere provider of quality formative assessment programs designed to transform classroom instruction and demonstrably improve student achievement. Create tests using our vast bank of questions aligned to your state standards Administer tests online for automatic scoring or choose print and scan option Generate NCLB-compliant reports to reach every student Eﬀectively implement the program with quality Professional Development 800-Review2 | educators.princetonreview.com tory students who were asked to respond to metacognitive and aﬀective journal questions over a 12-week period “demonstrated better retention of content material as evidenced by course grades at the end of the study” than students who were asked text-related questions or no questions at all (Smith, Rook & Smith, 2007). Most educators are familiar with the six levels of cognition included in the original Bloom’s Taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Scholars updated the taxonomy in 2001 to incorporate 45 years’ worth of “new knowledge and thought” (Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001). The new levels are expressed as verbs instead of nouns, and the order of the two highest levels of cognition have been reversed: remember, understand, apply, analyze, evaluate and create. Scholars have also added a dimension that identiﬁes four types of knowledge: factual, conceptual, procedural and metacognitive. DA Carla Thomas McClure is a staﬀ writer at Edvantia, a nonproﬁt education research and development organization (www.edvantia. org). For references used in this article, go to www.districtadministration.com. A Fast Track to a Traditional Ed.D. Seton Hall University’s nationally recognized, accelerated doctoral program will allow you to complete your studies in just 10 weekends and two, four-week sessions over two years. In fact, more than 175 K-12 administrators in 25 states have already successfully earned their degrees and achieved career advancement. “Seton Hall’s executive doctoral program was ideally designed to ensure that I could complete my degree in just two years.” C. Lauren Schoen, Ed.D. ’06 Superintendent Rochelle Park, NJ Now accepting applications Now accepting applications for the April 2008 cohort for the April 2007 cohort. Loans are available to cover the entire cost of the program regardless of financial need. 400 South Orange Ave. • South Orange, NJ 07079 www.shu.edu College of Education and Human Services 1-800-313-9833 For more information e-mail execedd@shu.edu or go to education.shu.edu/execedd www.DistrictAdministration.com September 2007 67 http://educators.princetonreview.com http://educators.princetonreview.com http://www.shu.edu http://www.shu.edu http://www.edvantia.org http://www.edvantia.org http://www.districtadministration.com http://education.shu.edu/execedd http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

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Cover Contents Editor’s Letter Letters News Update Curriculum Update Inside the Law District Profile Administrator Profile District Buying Power 2007 X-Factor Student Achievement Awards 2007 We've Got Mail Supporting New Teachers How Well Does This Web Site Work? New Products Problem Solution Computer Literature Research Corner Online Edge Supervisor’s Opinion Speaking Out Calendar of Events Understanding the Times

District Administration - September 2007

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