Goal Setting and Executive Function Using Matrix Graphic Organizers

Abstract

The paper first reviews the pedagogic usefulness of the matrix graphic organizer. This usefulness is well established in the literature. The paper then shows how the matrix graphic organizer meets the pedagogic excellence criteria of executive function, goal-setting, and several educational hierarchies. This paper also points to the need to use a unified approach to pedagogy and assessment. Illustrative examples are provided using the topics quadratic equation and solving simultaneous linear systems.

Keywords

• quadratic equation
• matrix graphic organizer
• goal setting
• linear algebra
• executive function
• simultaneous systems
• pedagogic excellence
• pedagogic hierarchy