QUESTIONING
Blooms Taxonomy
students retain:
10% of what they read
20% of what they hear
30% of what they see
50% of what they see and hear
70% of what they say
90% of what they say and do.
Overview of session
• What is Blooms Taxonomy and why are
we looking at it?
• What does this mean for me as a teacher
at PCSC – reflect on current practise?
• Examples of questions
Benjamin Bloom
Overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy
• 6 levels
Original Terms
New Terms
• Evaluation
• Creating
• Synthesis
• Evaluating
• Analysis
• Analysing
• Application
• Applying
• Comprehension
• Understanding
• Knowledge
• Remembering
Overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy
(Revised)
1. Remembering
The learner is able to recall, restate and
remember learned information
Recognising
Describing
Retrieving
Locating
How many ……………?
Who was it that………?
Listing
Identifying
Naming
Finding
2. Understanding
The learner grasps the meaning of
information by interpreting and
translating what has been learned.
Interpreting
Inferring
Comparing
Exemplifying
Paraphrasing
Explaining
Summarising
Classifying
Who was the key character?
Can you provide an example of……..?
3. Applying
The learner makes use of information in
a context different from the one in which
it was learned
Implementing
Using
Carrying out
Executing
Do you know another instance where…….?
What factors would you change if………?
4. Analysing
The learner breaks learned information into
its parts to best understand that information
Comparing
Attributing
Structuring
Organising
Outlining
Integrating
Deconstructing
Finding
What do you see as other possible
outcomes?
How can you distinguish between…….?
5. Evaluating
The learner makes decisions based on indepth reflection, criticism and assessment.
Checking
Experimenting
Testing
Detecting
Hypothesising
Judging
Critiquing
Monitoring
Is there a better solution to……….?
Do you think …………. is a good or bad thing?
6. Creating
The learner creates new ideas and information
using what has been previously learned.
Designing
Planning
Inventing
Making
Constructing
Producing
Devising
Can you create new and unusual uses
for….?
Can you develop a proposal which
Overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy
• 6 levels
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Who is this?
Dame Kelly Holmes
How many players are ‘on court’
during a basketball match?
10
Can you explain the offside
rule in football?
Yeah right, in this
text box!!!!
What differences exist between
Rugby Union and Rugby League?
Number of players: 13 or 15
Contested / uncontested: scrums,
tackles & lineouts……..
For the game of Netball, can you
draw a diagram to show where the
‘centre’ is permitted to go?
What would be your starting 11
for the England Football Team?
Not Beckham – he’s past it
Which 11 Premiership players would
score you the most points in Fantasy
Football League 2007/08?
There is a limit to your budget!
Classify the earnings of the
top sportsmen from 10
different sports?
I’m in the wrong job!
Investigate why Nike has been
so successful in dominating the
sportswear market
“I’m Tiger Woods!”
After reviewing the system in the
USA, how could the standard of
basketball in the UK be improved?
…see Paul Williams
Can you design a piece of fitness
equipment that will improve your
ability to throw further?
Dodge, Duck, Weave, Dive, Dodge
Devise a way to prevent the rise
in childhood obesity in the UK