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 Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge Creating Evaluating Analysing Applying Understanding Remembering

Overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy (Revised)

1. Remembering The learner is able to recall, restate and remember learned information Recognising Listing Describing Identifying Retrieving Naming Locating Finding How many ……………? Who was it that………?

2. Understanding The learner grasps the meaning of information by interpreting and translating what has been learned. Interpreting Exemplifying Summarising Inferring Paraphrasing Classifying Comparing Explaining    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 Carrying out Using 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 Organising Deconstructing Attributing Outlining Finding Structuring Integrating What do you see as other possible outcomes? How can you distinguish between…….?

5. Evaluating The learner makes decisions based on in-depth reflection, criticism and assessment. Checking Hypothesising Critiquing Experimenting Judging Testing Detecting 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 Constructing Planning Producing Inventing Devising Making Can you create new and unusual uses for….? Can you develop a proposal which would……?

Overview of Bloom’s Taxonomy 6 levels

A Question of Sport ing

Picture/Quiz Board 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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?

Not Beckham – he’s past it What would be your starting 11 for the England Football Team? Not Beckham – he’s past it

There is a limit to your budget! 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