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A Comparison Of Higher-Order Thinking Between The Common Core State Standards And The 2009 New Jersey Content Standards In High School, Christopher Tienken, Dario Sforza, Eunyoung Kim
A Comparison Of Higher-Order Thinking Between The Common Core State Standards And The 2009 New Jersey Content Standards In High School, Christopher Tienken, Dario Sforza, Eunyoung Kim
Christopher Tienken
The creators and supporters of the Common Core State Standards claim that the Standards require greater emphasis on higher-order thinking than previous state standards in mathematics and English language arts. We used a qualitative case study design with content analysis methods to test the claim. We compared the levels of thinking required by the Common Core State Standards for grades 9-12 in English language arts and math with those required by the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards in grades 9-12 English language arts and math (used prior to the Common Core) using Webb’s Depth of Knowledge framework to categorize …