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Published 2001 Revised 2017
LEVELS OF THINKING | GUIDE QUESTIONS |
Memory:
recalls or memorises information
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What have we been working on that might help with this problem? |
Translation:
changes information into another form
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How could you write/draw what you are doing? Is there a way to record what you've found that might help us see more patterns? |
Interpretation:
discovers relationships
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What's the same? What's different?
Can you group these in some way?
Can you see a pattern?
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Application:
solves a problem - use of appropriate generalisations and skills
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How can this pattern help you find an answer?
What do think comes next? Why?
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Analysis:
solves a problem - conscious knowledge of the thinking
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What have you discovered?
How did you find that out?
Why do you think that?
What made you decide to do it that way?
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Synthesis:
solves a problem that requires original, creative thinking
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Who has a different solution?
Are everybody's results the same? Why/why not?
What would happen if....?
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Evaluation:
makes a value judgement
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Have we found all the possibilities? How do we know?
Have you thought of another way this could be done?
Do you think we have found the best solution?
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