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ProtocolsaremostpowerfulandeffectivewhenusedwithinanongoingprofessionallearningcommunitysuchasaCriticalFriendsGroup®andfacilitatedbyaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchoolReformFacultywebsiteatwww.nsrfharmony.org.
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AdaptedfromBloomet.al.,1956,byDeborahBambino,2005.
Sinceweallprofessacommitmenttocriticalthinkingexaminingthequestionsweaskseemslikeanaturalwinner.Thisisaneasywaytogeteveryonetobringanexampleoftheirwork,orcurrentworkfromtheirschool,tothetable.Ifyourepeatedthisprocessperiodicallyanddocumentedyourfindings,youcouldtrackchangesovertime.
PartI• Inviteallmembersofyourgrouptobringawrittencopyofacurrentquestion(s)theyhaveposedto
theirstudents.Administratorsorexternalcoachesmightcollectquestionsastheyvisitclassrooms.
• Chart,orpassthequestionsaroundandexaminethemwiththefollowingpromptsinmind:— Whatdoyousee?(Describew/oevaluation.)— Whatquestionsdoesyourreviewofthissamplingraiseforyou?— Whataretheimplicationsforyourfocusonhigherorderquestioning?
PartII• Selectaquestionand“tune”itwithapartner.Offeratleasttwowaysthequestioncouldbephrasedto
takestudentstoahigherlevelofthinking.
• Debrieftheprocessandcontentofthisexperience.— Willthishelpyouwithyourquestioningstrategies?— Howwillyousharethisexperiencewithyourcolleagues,students…?— Whatelsecanwedotodevelop“rich”questions?
Extension:Havestudentskeeptrackofthequestionstheyhavebeenaskedandthengothroughtheprocesswiththem.Havestudentsexaminethekindsofquestionstheyareaskinginclassandthenhavethempracticetuningtheirownquestions.
BloomingQuestions
ProtocolsaremostpowerfulandeffectivewhenusedwithinanongoingprofessionallearningcommunitysuchasaCriticalFriendsGroup®andfacilitatedbyaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchoolReformFacultywebsiteatwww.nsrfharmony.org.
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HarmonyEducation
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FromBloom,etal.,1956
Asteacherswetendtoaskquestionsinthe“knowledge”category80%to90%ofthetime.Thesequestionsarenotbad,butusingthemallthetimeis.Trytoutilizehigherorderlevelofquestions.Thesequestionsrequiremuchmore“brainpower”andamoreextensiveandelaborateanswer.BelowarethesixquestioncategoriesasdefinedbyBloom.
Knowledge • remembering; • memorizing; • recognizing; • recallingidentificationand • recallofinformation — Who,what,when,where,how...? — Describe
Comprehension • interpreting; • translatingfromonemediumtoanother; • describinginone’sownwords; • organizationandselectionoffactsandideas — Retell...
Application • problemsolving; • applyinginformationtoproducesomeresult; • useoffacts,rulesandprinciples — Howis...anexampleof...? — Howis...relatedto...? — Whyis...significant?
Analysis • subdividingsomethingtoshowhowitisputtogether; • findingtheunderlyingstructureofacommunication; • identifyingmotives; • separationofawholeintocomponentparts — Whatarethepartsorfeaturesof...? — Classify...accordingto... — Outline/diagram... — Howdoes...compare/contrastwith...? — Whatevidencecanyoulistfor...?
BloomingQuestionsAppendixIBloom’sTaxonomy:SampleQuestions
ProtocolsaremostpowerfulandeffectivewhenusedwithinanongoingprofessionallearningcommunitysuchasaCriticalFriendsGroup®andfacilitatedbyaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchoolReformFacultywebsiteatwww.nsrfharmony.org.
Synthesis
• creatingaunique,originalproductthatmaybeinverbalformormaybeaphysicalobject;• combinationofideastoformanewwhole
— Whatwouldyoupredict/inferfrom...?— Whatideascanyouaddto...?— Howwouldyoucreate/designanew...?— Whatmighthappenifyoucombined...?— Whatsolutionswouldyousuggestfor...?
Evaluation• makingvaluedecisionsaboutissues;• resolvingcontroversiesordifferencesofopinion;• developmentofopinions,judgementsordecisions
— Doyouagree...?— Whatdoyouthinkabout...?— Whatisthemostimportant...?— Placethefollowinginorderofpriority...— Howwouldyoudecideabout...?— Whatcriteriawouldyouusetoassess...?
ProtocolsaremostpowerfulandeffectivewhenusedwithinanongoingprofessionallearningcommunitysuchasaCriticalFriendsGroup®andfacilitatedbyaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchoolReformFacultywebsiteatwww.nsrfharmony.org.
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BloomingQuestionsAppendixII
Procedure
Foranyassignedreadingselection,developquestionsthatreflecttheprogressionofthinkingandrespondingfromtheliteralleveltotheevaluative.Notalllevelsneedtobedevelopedforeveryselection.Considerarangethatwillleadthestudenttothegreaterpurposeofreading.
EachlevelofBloom’soriginaltaxonomyhasbeenrestatedforclarityandsimplification.Examplesofappropriatequestionsordirectivesaregiventoillustrateeachlevel.ThestoryofGoldilocksandtheThreeBearswasusedforgeneralunderstanding.
Knowledge therecallofspecificinformation
WhowasGoldilocks?
Wheredidshelive?Withwhom?
Whatdidhermothertellhernottodo?
Comprehension anunderstandingofwhatwasread
Thisstorywasabout__________.(Topic)
Thestorytellsus________.(MainIdea)
Whydidn’thermotherwanthertogototheforest?
WhatdidGoldilockslooklike?
Whatkindofgirlwasshe?
Application theconvertingofabstractcontenttoconcretesituations
Howwerethebearslikerealpeople?
WhydidGoldilocksgointothelittlehouse?
Writeasignthatshouldbeplacedneartheedgeoftheforest.
Drawapictureofwhatthebear’shouselookedlike.
DrawamapshowingGoldilock’shouse,thepathintheforest,thebear’shouse,etc.
ShowthroughactionhowGoldilockssatinthechairs,atetheporridge,etc.
ProtocolsaremostpowerfulandeffectivewhenusedwithinanongoingprofessionallearningcommunitysuchasaCriticalFriendsGroup®andfacilitatedbyaskilledcoach.Tolearnmoreaboutprofessionallearningcommunitiesandseminarsforneworexperiencedcoaches,pleasevisittheNationalSchoolReformFacultywebsiteatwww.nsrfharmony.org.
Analysis thecomparisonandcontrastofthecontenttopersonalexperiences
HowdideachbearreacttowhatGoldilocksdid?
Howwouldyoureact?
CompareGoldilockstoanyfriend.
Doyouknowanyanimals(pets)thatacthuman?
WhendidGoldilocksleaveherrealworldforfantasy?Howdoyouknow?
Synthesis theorganizationofthoughts,ideas,andinformationfromthecontent
Listtheeventsofthestoryinsequence.
Pointouttheimportanceoftimesequencewordsbyasking:WhathappenedafterGoldilocksatetheBabyBear’sporridge?WhathappenedbeforeGoldilockswentintotheforest?Whatisthefirstthingshedidwhenshewentintothehouse?
Drawacartoonorstoriesaboutbears.Dotheyallactlikehumans?
Doyouknowanyotherstoriesaboutlittlegirlsorboyswhoescapedfromdanger?
Makeapuppetoutofoneofthecharacters.Usingthepuppet,actouthis/herpartinthestory.
Makeadioramaofthebear’shouseandtheforest.
Evaluation thejudgmentandevaluationofcharacters,actions,outcome,etc.,forpersonalreflectionandunderstanding
Whywerethebear’sangrywithGoldilocks?
WhywasGoldilockshappytogethome?
Whatdoyouthinkshelearnedbygoingintothathouse?
Doyouthinkshewilllistentohermothers’swarningsinthefuture?Why?
Doparentshavemoreexperienceandbackgroundthantheirchildren?
Wouldyouhavegoneinthebear’shouse?Whyorwhynot?
DoyouthinkthisreallyhappenedtoGoldilocks?Why?
Whywouldagrown-upwritethisstoryforchildrentoread?
WhyhasthestoryofGoldilocksbeentoldtochildrenformany,manyyears?