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Recall/Knowledge
Asking pupils
to remember information they have previously learned, e.g.
“Who was…?”
“What is…?” “Where is?”
“When is…?” “Can you list three…?”
“How would you describe…?”
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Analysis
Asking pupils
to break down subject matter into parts, study the nature of its
parts and their relationships one with another, e.g.
“What evidence
can you find…?”
“What are the
features of…?”
“What
information will you need…?”
“What might
this mean?”
“What
conclusions can you draw…?”
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Comprehension
Asking pupils
to express ideas in their own words or to interpret major elements
in texts to make them more accessible, e.g.
“What do we mean by…?”
“Can you explain what is happening…?”
“Can you think of…?”
“What can you say about…?”
“Which is the best answer…?” |
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Synthesis
Asking pupils
to build a new idea, or theory, plan, experiment or forecast using
sophisticated thinking, e.g.
“Could you design something to…?”
“How could we solve…?”
“What do you think is likely to…?”
“How would you test…?”
“Suppose you could…what would you
do?
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Application
Asking pupils
to understand a general principle and to apply it in a new situation
e.g.
“How would you use…?”
“What other examples can you find
to…?”
“What would happen?”
“What other way would you plan to …?”
“What facts would you select to
show…?”
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Evaluation
Asking pupils
to assess or judge e.g.
“What do you think about…?”
“How effective was that…?”
“Can you say which is better and
why…?”
“How would you prove/ disapprove…?”
“What is your opinion of…?”
“What did they (the character) choose
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