Building a new "Paradigm"
It's the Question that Matters
  

 

 

1. Knowledge: The ability to retell or describe information or data.
2. Comprehension: The ability to interpret information.
3. Application: Being able to apply the knowledge in new situations.
4. Analysis: Being able to interpret the knowledge, apply principles and relationships in a given situation.
5. Synthesis: Being able to draw together information and data in different formats and develop new or improved models of understanding.
6. Evaluation: To reflect on what has been processed and judge or verify its merit.

Q. type
Question Stems
Verbs/Adverbs
knowledge
  • Be able to tell about issues/information
  • Describe their new knowledge
  • Write about what they have learnt
  • Orally present information
  • Present a short skit outlining the information/knowledge
  • Produce a time line of events
  • Reveal individual facts about the information
  • Outline the information in bullet points
  • Recite information i.e. poetry/prose
Relate, recount, share, tell, communicate, convey report, find, locate, uncover, relate, narrate, describe, explain, portray, depict, illustrate, express.
Comprehension
  • Being able to present a visual/mind map of their understanding.
  • Summarise the information in a new format.
  • Being able to interpret or retell the information in different settings/formats.
  • Being able to compare the new information with existing information and provide relationships between the two.
  • Be able to predict the implications of the new information/knowledge.
  • Provide additional examples concerning the new knowledge/information.
  • Being able to compose a flow chart of events with possible loops and relationship
Interpret, evaluate, guess, judge, balance, envisage, infer, forecast, deduce, contrast, predict, compare, restate, explain, reiterate, debate, describe, distinguish, paraphrase, clarify, confer, discuss, enlighten, discriminate, argue, differentiate.
Application
  • Illustrate principles and concepts.
  • Complete incomplete scenarios based on the new knowledge.
  • Design strategies and processes based on the new knowledge.
  • Construct models/prototypes of processes, systems, environments or products.
  • Develop relational mind maps.
  • Teach others the principles/knowledge that have been learnt.
  • Apply the information to a new situation.
  • Develop questionnaires/surveys
Solve, inspect, study, organise, build, unravel, show, explain, show, make, order, illustrate, sort, scan, conclude, answer, construct, recite, create, monitor, classify, group, finish, examine, survey, arrange, categorise, exemplify, demonstrate, complete.
Analysis
  • Be able to explain the issues and concepts explained in another media or format.
  • Be able to identify specific events that led to certain outcomes.
  • Investigate events and produce sequences or time lines showing the development of the plot/news item/historical event.
  • Be able to distinguish between fact and opinion.
  • Use artistic tools, mathematical models, graphs, poetry or other tools to interpret and portray an event, either fictitious or real.
  • Suggest underlying themes or plots in stories/events.
  • Suggest possible scientific/literary projections into the future.
Sort, connect, balance analyse, categorise, label, explore, characterise, join, promote, identify, scrutinise, tag, isolate, detect, discern, advertise, group, consider, investigate, equate, distinguish, compare, evaluate, weigh up, contrast, examine, distinguish, study, ascertain, associate, separate, relate, market, classify, perceive.
Synthesis
  • Create presentations that draw from information in different formats.
  • From research be able to predict possible outcomes.
  • Provide possible reasons for observed events, organisational decisions, human behaviours and moral decisions.
  • From research propose possible alternative solutions to issues and problems.
  • Describe their feelings on social issues providing good argument.
  • Propose a solution, process or system to a social concern, need or opportunity or a local issue supplying rational argument and references.
  • Write a play/script depicting an issue that you have researched where the solution is implied rather than stated.
Create, produce, construct, contrive, write, design, fashion, draft, enrich, develop, propose, compile, form, offer, concoct, devise, conceive, envision, develop, construct, establish, build, expand, perfect, invent, compose, advise, assemble, enhance, brainstorm, improve, generate, originate, visualise, mindmap, imagine, table, recommend, plan.
Evaluation
  • Can suggest modifications to a product, service, system, environment or argument following assessment.
  • After listening to argument judge which position you prefer giving reasons.
  • Prioritise your work using set criteria.
    Following research debate a local, national or international issue.
  • Verify a statement as being a judgement, an opinion or a fact.
  • Be able to state whether a rule, law or guideline is effective and suggest modifications.
  • Be able to decide on a set of criteria/rules for a game, selection panel, safety plan or other system/process.
  • Based on qualitative/quantitative research rate the best solution, response or position on a particular issue.
Judge, pronounce, grade, reason, nationalise, appraise, discuss, rate, conclude, review, prove, maintain, measure, determine, attest, decide, advocate, talk, authenticate, argue, verify, justify, rank, mediate, settle, establish, substantiate, choose, evaluate, confer, defend, select, decide, assess, recommend, prioritise, confirm, indicate, elect, resolve, arbitrate, corroborate, counsel, vote, urge, validate, resolve.