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1. Questionnaire
The chart like Table 1 was used to determine which main genre of writing was most
significant for a teacher. The five faculty members were asked to answer the questions
provided, based on the genres listed.
Writing
Genre
Emails
Which one is
most
important?
0
Which one
did you use
the most?
3
Exams
Homework
Problems
Lectures
Table 1. Chart displaying opinions of five faculty members at CSUF, on different types of genres.
used by teachers.
According to the chart, totals votes calculated to 3 for emails, 11 for exams, 2 for
homework problems, and 4 for lectures. This shows that exams were voted as the most
important and significant type of writing genre for teachers.
2. Course Catalog
The Single Subject Credential Program at CSUF has a variety of courses that needs to be
taken within a time span of one year. There are specific courses that prepare the future
teacher are listed under a program course sequence. Under this program course sequence,
there are courses that teach students about adolescent development, diversity, English
learners, technology in classrooms, etc. Also, there are courses dedicated to gaining
fieldwork experience in actual classroom settings. However, there are no courses that
emphasize any type of writing genre that a future teacher might need to learn.
3. Conventions of the Genre
Evaluation
Synthesis
Analysis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
T H I N K I N G
S K I L L S
Analysis
Synthesis
Evaluation
analyze
appraise
calculate
deduce
examine
experiment
arrange
assemble
compare
formulate
hypothesize
manage
appraise
argue
assess
evaluate
judge
justify
categorize
choose
compare
contrast
criticize
organize
question
test
differentiate
discriminate
distinguish
collect
compose
construct
create
design
devise
develop
discuss
organize
plan
prepare
propose
report
set up
schematize
support
write
attach
choose
compare
criticize
defend
estimate
predict
rate
select
support
value
Table 3. Higher-order thinking skills. Analysis means to identify parts and see related
order; Synthesis means to put parts together to form a new whole; Evaluations means
to judge value or use based on criteria (Guggino, 2014).
Test Format
Promoting higher-order thinking skills is very important to keep in mind when
writing an exam. However, it is also extremely important to choose the right testing
format. The format refers to whether the test will be objective (multiple chose, true
false, matching, etc.) or essay (Jacobs, 2004, p. 2-3). Three factors to consider when
deciding on the format of the test would be: what is to be measured, the size of the
class, and the time available to prepare and score the test (Jacobs, 2004, p.2-3). When
considering what is to be measured, you might want students to contrast A and B,
which would be done through an essay question, but when measuring reasoning,
this seems oversimplified
comprehension, application, and analysis, you would use multiple choice questions
(Jacobs, 2004, p. 3). When considering the size of the class, you have a large class
and have a short amount of time to grade, you wouldnt give out essay questions,
where as if you had a smaller class with a good amount of grading time, you would
give out an essay question (Jacobs, 2004, p. 3).
References
Guggino, P. C., (2014) Promoting Higher-Order Thinking Skills [Word document]. Retrieved
from course documents used online: https://moodle-20142015.fullerton.edu/mod/resource/view.php?id=360685
Jacobs, L. C., (2004) How To Write Better Tests: A Handbook for Improving Test Construction
Skills. Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~best/write_better_tests.shtml
Program Course Sequence. (2014, September 24). Retrieved November 16, 2014, from
http://ed.fullerton.edu/seced/future-students/credential-programs/programcourse-sequence/