QUESTIONING FOR QUALITY THINKING

Cognitive learning is demonstrated by knowledge recall and the intellectual skills of comprehending information, organizing ideas, analyzing and synthesizing data, applying knowledge, choosing among alternatives in problem-solving, and evaluating ideas or actions. Bloom's Taxonomy Questioning Techniques and Word Stems
to Enhance Cognitive Learning
Knowledge
Identification and recall of information
Who, what, when, where, how________________________?

Describe ________________________________________.
Comprehension Organization and selection of facts and ideas
Retell _____________________________ in your own words.

What is the main idea of _____________________________?
Application
Use of facts, rules, principles
How is _____________________an example of __________?

How is _____________________ related to _____________?

Why is __________________________________ significant?
Analysis
Separation of a whole into component parts
What are the parts or features of _______________________?

Classify _______________ according to _________________.

How does __________ compare/contrast with ____________.

What evidence can you present for _____________________?
Synthesis
Combination of ideas to form a new whole
What would you predict/infer from ______________________?

What ideas can you add to ___________________________ ?

How would you create/design a new ____________________?

What might happen if you combined _______ with _________?

What solutions would you suggest for __________________ ?
Evaluation
Development of opinions, judgments, or decisions
Why you agree ____________________________________ ?

What do you think about _____________________________ ?

Which is the most important __________________________?

Prioritize ______________ according to _________________?

How would you decide about _________________________ ?

Which criteria would you use to assess _________________ ?

Division of Instruction
Language and Learning Improvement Branch
Maryland State Department of Education
Adaptation by the Office of Library Information Services
Baltimore County Public Schools