《Higher Level Thinking Skills Bloom#39;s Taxonomy》.pdfVIP

Higher Level Thinking Skills Blooms Taxonomy It is essential that the teaching of language arts incorporates the use of higher level thinking skills. One model of thinking skills is Bloom’s Taxonomy which focuses on six levels for the students to practice. • Knowledge – Recall or locate information • Comprehension – Understand learned facts • Application – Apply what has been learned to new situations • Analysis – “Take apart” information to examine different parts • Synthesis – Create or invent something; bring together more than one idea • Evaluation – Consider evidence to support conclusions In order to teach the standards of the curriculum framework, teachers, as a matter of course, cover the knowledge, comprehension and application skills. They are encouraged to incorporate the skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation in their language arts lessons/activities. The following pages are a resource for teachers to enable them to better teach these skills to students. Bloom’s Taxonomy Sentence Skeletons Level 1, Knowledge 1. What is the definition for ? 2. Trace the pattern . 3. Review the facts . 4. Name the characteristics of . 5. List the steps for . Level 2, Comprehension 1. Tell why these ideas are similar. 2. In your own words retell