Cognitive Demands of the Reformed Queensland Physics, Chemistry and Biology Syllabus : An Analysis Framed by the New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives

• Published in: Research in science education (Australasian Science Education Research Association) Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 1603 - 1622
• Main Authors: Johnson, Claudia, Boon, Helen, Dinan Thompson, Maree
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2022; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Cognition & reasoning; Cognitive Ability; Cognitive processes; Course Descriptions; Curriculum evaluation; Difficulty Level; Education; Educational Objectives; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Learning; Metacognition; Physics; Science Curriculum; Science Education; Science Instruction; Science teaching; Secondary education; Secondary school science; Secondary School Students; Skills; Student Development; Taxonomy; Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills; Australia; Queensland; Queensland Australia; Syllabus analysis; Curriculum; Cognition; Secondary/high school

Learning objectives outline the knowledge and skills to be taught in a subject, thus signaling what is worth learning and what type of thinking is valued. The aim of this syllabus analysis is to determine the cognitive demand of learning objectives in the recently reformed Queensland physics, chemis...