The purpose of this study was to investigate the higher order thinking skills utilized by high school students as they use information to write research papers. The study explores the problems in thinking encountered by the students throughout the research process and the decisions they made concerning the process. It relates thinking to strategies students employ throughout and to the stages through which they progress as they conduct research and compose research papers. / A field study was conducted over a three-month period with grade 11 International Baccalaureate students in a high school in Alberta, Canada. Three research assignments were carried out by the students during this time. Data were collected from thirty-four participants using participant observation, interviews, documents, and think-aloud protocols. The analytical method of constant comparison was used to determine trends and patterns. / A model was developed of thinking during information use. It demonstrates how five characteristics of thinking found in the context of information use are interrelated. The model demonstrates how the following findings are linked: (1) thinking is carried out intuitively, without awareness of the processes involved; (2) thinking can be carried out for purposes that are external or internal to the information; (3) the thinking processes described by Bloom's taxonomy are carried out continually throughout the various stages of the research process; (4) the complexity of usage of thinking skills is affected by the nature of the information question; (5) an orientation towards process or product also influences the level of complexity of thinking. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-07, Section: A, page: 2367. / Major Professor: Elisabeth Logan. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76928 |
| Contributors | McGregor, Joy H., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 305 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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