Higher-Order Learning

Abstract

Challenging intellectual and creative work is central to student learning and collegiate quality. Colleges and universities promote high levels of student achievement by calling on students to engage in complex cognitive tasks requiring more than mere memorization of facts. The Higher-Order Learning scale captures how much students' coursework emphasizes challenging cognitive tasks such as application, analysis, judgment, and synthesis. This document provides basic findings for the Higher-Order Learning (HO) scale and its individual component items.