A Call for Academic References
Dr. McLeod posts this “Shift Happens” influenced video asking how we should teach students to master low level content. It’s a relevant question, but I’d prefer to be forwarded to some sort of research before I enter into an unproductive line of speculation.
In a recent PD session, Dennis Sale reported that the research (mostly Marzano’s) shows that students are unable to interact and manipulate information at a high level until they’ve memorized the content that goes with it. In other words, a thinking curriculum is more effective when higher-order thinking is taught alongside rote learning.
What research do should we refer to in order to balance our classroom teaching?
