Informative ReadingMeasuring What Counts: Memorization Versus Understanding.

Measuring What Counts: Memorization Versus Understanding. Eeva Reeder. Edutopia online. GLEF. Published Feb. 2002. Online January 2005. ... Undoubtedly, explanation and logic are important aspects of teaching any subject well, but they are insufficient by themselves to move most students' understanding of a topic beyond the naive level of simply recalling facts to the sophisticated level of using the knowledge to solve real problems. So the questions for teachers are: How is understanding best measured? What kinds of learning experiences will move students down the continuum of understanding? Is there a feasible way to provide these experiences in the traditional classroom? … (Note from Ginny: Although not directly related to using ICT, this reading focuses on real-world problem-solving, one of the effective learning strategies targeted in ICT supported learning.)