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I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember. I do, I understand. I think, I learn. --An ancient proverb |
It has been said that the aim of education must be "the formation of careful, alert and habits of thinking." Unfortunately, the questions asked by many educators require only recitation of memorized facts as an answer. The best question has as its primary goal the promotion of thinking.
| Level | Bloom Category |
Process | Stem Words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Level | Memory | Remembering | What/which? Is? When? Define |
| Comprehension | Translating Extrapolating |
Tell in your own words... Compare/Contrast How is it similar? Predict what will happen... |
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| Application | Using a concept/skill to solve a problem |
Explain Calculate If...then what? |
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| Analysis | Identify cause/effect Inferral Finding evidence |
Why? What does this tell you? What is your evidence? |
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| Higher Level | Synthesis | Producing a report Problem solving Evaluation Judging validity |
Design an experiment... Support the idea with your data Is this a good design? Do you think...? Would it be better...? |
Answers to higher level questions require greater understanding of the material being tested.
Question design should take these points into account:
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