![]() ![]() Bloom’s Taxonomy is commonly used by teachers to classify learning outcomes, as is Webb’s Depth of Knowledge framework. Defining Our Termsįirst, let’s make sure we’re on the same page: When people talk about higher-order thinking, what do they mean, exactly? The answer can be different depending on who you ask.įirst, there’s the question of which framework you’re using. Over the years I’ve seen teachers make two specific mistakes with higher-order thinking tasks more often than any other, so I’m going to drill down and focus just on those two mistakes here. ![]() In a lot of cases, though, while the right verbs are being used, the tasks they represent aren’t actually on the level teachers think they are. It’s not for lack of trying: For years, teachers have consulted their Bloom’s flip charts and DOK wheels to choose the verbs that are meant to represent higher levels of thinking. Ask any teacher, “Is it your goal to simply have students regurgitate facts in your class?” and every time, the answer will probably be no.Īnd yet, that exact thing is happening more often than we realize. It’s kind of a given that most teachers want their students to be doing rigorous, challenging work. ![]() The mobiles, in fact, represent no higher-order thinking at all. But they didn’t actually create anything with figurative language, like a piece of original writing, for example. Yes, they created mobiles with wire hangers, construction paper, markers, and glue. After all, they were creating something, weren’t they? Jackson thought she was adding higher-order thinking to her students’ learning. When she wrote those two days into her lesson plans, Ms. Jackson’s students spent two full class periods working on them, and many even took theirs home to finish them before they were put up for display. They make a pretty canopy over the room, and if you look closer at the individual dangly bits on each mobile, you’ll see that they contain words: Alliteration, says one, and below it hang four more pieces of paper that give examples of alliteration. Jackson’s language arts classroom with bright, twirling colors. The mobiles hang from the ceiling like jewelry, filling Ms. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. Sponsored by Chill Expeditions and Kiddom ![]()
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