Creating a Climate for Learning

Figure 1.1 Question Starters and Classroom Activities Differentiated According to Bloom’s Taxonomy (Gregory and Chapman p 10-11)

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Question Starters	Potential Activities
Level I: KNOWLEDGE (recall) What is the definition for… What happened after… Recall the facts. What were the characteristics of… Which is true of false? How many…? Who was the …? Tell in your own words…	Describe the… Make a time line of events Make a facts chart Write a list of… steps in… facts about… List all the people in the story Make a chart showing… Make an acrostic Recite a poem
Level II: COMPREHENSION Why are these ideas similar? In your own words retell the story of… What do you think could happen? How are these ideas different? Explain what happened after… What are some examples? Can you provide a definition of…? Who was the key character?	Cut out or draw pictures to show an event. Illustrate what you think the main idea was. Make a cartoon strip showing the sequence of… Write and perform a play based on the … Compare this…with… Construct a model of … Write a news report Prepare a flow chart to show the sequence
Level III: APPLICATION (applying without understanding is not effective) What is another instance of… Which one is most like…? Which one is most like…? What questions would you ask? Which factors would you change? Could this have happened in …? Why? How would you organize these ideas?	Construct a model to demonstrate using it. Make a display to illustrate one event. Make a collection about…? Design a relief map to include relevant information about an event. Scan a collection of photographs to illustrate a particular aspect of the study. Create a mural to depict.
Level IV: ANALYSIS What are the component parts of ... What steps are important in the process of…? If…then… What other conclusions can you reach about … that have not been mentioned? The difference between the fact and the hypothesis is… The solution would be to … What is the relationship between …and…?	Design a questionnaire about… Conduct an investigation to produce… Make a flow chart to show… Construct a graph to show … Put on a play about … Review … in terms of identified criteria. Prepare a report about the area of study.
Level V: SYNTHESIS Can you design a …? Why not compose a song about…? Why don’t you devise your own way to …? Can you create new and unusual uses for …? Can you develop a proposal for …? How would you deal with …? Invent a scheme that would …?	Create a model that shows your new ideas. Devise an original plan or experiment for …? Finish the incomplete … Make a hypothesis about … Change … so that it will … Propose a method to … Prescribe a way to … Give the book a new title.
Level VI: EVALUATION In your opinion … Appraise the chances for… Grade or rank the … What do you think should be the outcome? What solution do you favor and why? Which systems are the best? Worst? Rate the relative value of these ideas to … Which is the better bargain?	Prepare a list of criteria you would use to judge a … Indicate priority ratings you would give. Conduct a debate about an issue. Prepare an annotated bibliography. Form a discussion panel on the topic of … Prepare a case to present your opinions about … List some common assumptions about … Rationalize your reactions.

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