There are six stages to Bloom's Taxonomy.
Level I: Knowledge
Level II: Comprehension/Understanding
Level III: Application
Level IV: Analysis
Level V: Synthesis
Level VI: Evaluation
Bloom 's Level I: Knowledge
Exhibits memory of previously learned material by recalling fundamental facts, terms, basic concepts and answers about this selection.
In other words, at the beginning of a unit, the student is just learning the vocabulary of a concept. He is struggling to figure out what everything means. The teacher would then test the student's knowledge or mastery of the material through quizzes and tests that test the student's memory.
When you are first introducing a new concept or word to a class, you can phrase your Forum Discussion Question like this:
1. What do you know about topic A?
2.What is.....?
3.Can you select....?
4. When did ___ happen?
5. Who were the main....? Which one...? Why did...? How would you describe...?
6. Who was....?
7. How would you explain...? Can you list the three....?
On a quiz you can state questions like this:
Match character names with pictures of the characters.
Who were the main characters?
Recall details about the setting and the story.
Bloom's Level II: Understanding
Demonstrate understanding of facts and ideas by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptors, and stating main ideas.
For your DQ questions you can ask:
1. How would you classify the type of...? How would you compare...? contrast?
2. Will you state or interpret in your own words....?
3. How would you rephrase the meaning?
4. What facts or ideas show...? What is the main idea of...?
5. Which statements from your reading or lesson this week show.....?
6. Summarize this week's reading in three sentences....
7.Can you explain what is happening....?
Assessment/ or you can still use these as challenge questions in your forums:
Explain selected ideas or parts of the story in your own words.
Explain how the main character felt in the beginning, middle and/or end of the story.
Bloom's Level III: Application
Solve problems in new situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and roles in a different or new way.
Questions you can use in your DQ forums:
As you progress through the unit later in the week or later in the class, your students will understand more of the unit and be able to apply what they learned. As a result, you can start asking more challenging questions than just memorization or comprehension questions like you did in the earlier weeks.
Here are some application questions you can ask students:
1. How would you use....in your life? in your workplace?
2.How would you solve..using what you've learned....?
3. How would you organize to show....?
4. How would you apply what you learned to develop....?
5. What other way would you plan to approach this topic?
6. What would result if you did....?
7. How can you make use of these facts to change.....?
8. How can you improve the world based on what you learned? How would you do it differently?
Bloom's Level IV Analysis
Examine and break information into parts by identifying motives or causes. Make inferences and find evidence to support generalizations.
Usually, when we get to the analysis part of Bloom's, I am assigning Analysis papers which asks students to analyze what they learned or discussed earlier in the class or earlier in that unit. The research paper cements/reinforces learning and causes students to apply what they learned to the outside world. Students can peer review and/or discuss their paper/topics in the forums by themselves. At this stage, the teacher steps back and let the students own their own knowledge. Students can ask each other these questions in the DQ forums with help from the teacher as a Guide by the Side.
1. What are the parts or features of..? How is ____ related to .....?
2. Why do you think...? What is your evidence?
3. Do you agree or disagree with Student X? Why do you agree or disagree with this topic?
4.What are the themes of the story? Symbolism? Literary Theory of this story?
5. What are the motives of character x? What inferences can you make....?
6. What conclusions can you draw? What take away lessons do you get from....? How do you justify your ideas?
7. How would you categorize....? Can you identify the different parts of....?
8. What parts of the story is real and not real?
9. What parts of the story are the saddest? happiest? and most unbelievable?
10. Differentiate fact from opinion.
Bloom's Level V: Synthesis
Compile information together in a different way by combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions.
By the time we reach the synthesis stage, we are midway through the class or almost towards the end of the class. You can use these synthesis questions for your mid class forum questions, mid unit forum questions or your midterm project. Or you can use these questions as topics for your midterm projects.
Synthesis DQ Questions/Midterm topics to consider:
1. What changes would you make to solve...? How would you improve....?
2. What would happen if...?
3. Can you propose an alternative solution? Can you invent...?
4. How would you adapt ...to create a different...?
5. How would you modify the plot...? What facts can you compile to ....?
6.What way would you design....?
7. Can you formulate a theory for...? Can you predict the outcome of...?
8. How would you estimate the results for...? What could be done to minimize or maximize...?
Assessment
Create a story from just the title of the story....
Create a poster to advertise the story that would give a good idea what it was about.
Use your imagination to draw a picture of the story.
Create a new product related to the story.
Restructure the roles of the main characters to create new outcomes in the story.
Write a diary of the main character as if you were the main character.
Create an original character that would fit in the story.
Write a song about the story.
Blooms Level VI: Evaluation
Present and defend opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
By the end of the class, you evaluate what you have learned. You can also use these ideas for your final project.
Keywords:
award, choose, criticize, decide, defend, determine, dispute, evaluate, judge, justify, mseasure, compare
1. How would you evaluate....?
2. Would it be better if the character had....? In the end, why did the character.....?
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