Frontiers in Educational Research, 2024, 7(8); doi: 10.25236/FER.2024.070816.
Wanling Liu1, Tao Chen2
1School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, China
2Professor from Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, China
In the context of the current education reform, higher-order thinking skills have become an important quality for students to adapt to social change. This paper explores the role of the question papers in evaluating and developing higher-order thinking skills by analyzing the new standard question papers of Mathematics in the 2023 HKALE. The study found that the two sets of question papers covered all levels of thinking skills, but there was a potential imbalance, particularly in the apparent lack of assessment of creative thinking skills. The study concludes with suggestions for optimizing the cognitive level assessment, innovative problem design, and multi-scenario design, which will serve as a reference for optimizing the GCE examination papers and the teaching of mathematics in senior secondary school.
New Curriculum Mathematics paper; higher-order thinking skills; developmental advice; mathematical thinking
Wanling Liu, Tao Chen. Deepening Mathematical Thinking: A Study on the Examination of Higher-order Thinking Skills in the 2023 GCE New Mathematics Curriculum Paper. Frontiers in Educational Research (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 8: 95-101. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2024.070816.
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