TP Task 1 – Promoting Scientific Thinking

This task is linked to ECE3703; using higher level questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy) to
develop students’ thinking. Teaching students the skills of scientific thinking is not only
for science class, but can be applied to any area of learning.
Explain how Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis,
Evaluation.
questioning relates to Used in knowledge questions include know, who,
Bloom’s taxonomy what, name, where, and when

and student learning. used in comprehension questions include describe, use your own
words, outline, explain, discuss, and compare.

Used in application questions include apply, and demonstrate,

used in analysis questions include analyze, why.

Used in synthesis questions
include compose, construct, design, and, create.

used in evaluation questions include judge, rate, assess, evaluate

Reference https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-strategies/levels-
questions-blooms-taxonomy

Question(s) asked by Was

Engagement the teacher thinking
time How did the students’
Activity
given? If respond?
(& subject & LO) yes, how
much?
Math Activity who will show me 1 min The student quickly starts
LO: recognize any object in the class finding and touching things
rectangle shape have rectangle shape? that have rectangle shape,
like door, and board.
Literacy activity Give my words that 2 min The student remember the
LO: identify letter start with letter s. last lesson, thing, after that
“s” they answered and said:
sand, snake, sun.
Math activity Can you give me thing 1 to 2min The students takes these
LO: Recognize that have number 2 minutes to think and guess
number 2 like 2 eyes ? and then start answering.

On reflection:
(i) Which question(s) did the students engage with the most? Why do you
think that was?
(ii) Which engagement activity were the students most engaged with? Why do
you think that was?

In the math lesson which was about rectangle shape, and the question was who will

show me any object in the class have rectangle shape?

In this lesson the students were very engaged because they can move and guess and

tough, also in this lesson the student do better in cutting and sticking activities more

that coloring, for example in this lesson the student did the activity about sticking

rectangle shape and make a robot. So they were very existed.