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 This Bloom's Taxonomy resource includes an in-depth
questioning relates to discussion of the different levels of questioning with
suggested examples to help you form your own higher-
Bloom’s taxonomy and level questions to use in your classroom.
student learning.
Reference TeacherVision. (2018). Bloom's Taxonomy Questions for Students. [online] Available
at: https://www.teachervision.com/teaching-strategies/levels-questions-blooms-
taxonomy [Accessed 9 Dec. 2018].

Question(s) asked by Was

Engagement the teacher thinking
How did the students’
Activity time
given? If respond?
(& subject & LO) yes, how
much?
English; students What is the sound of 20 The students were able to
will be able to letter “c”? seconds make the sound of the letter.
identify letter
“c” sound.

Month of the How many months 1 minutes Students were able to say the
year song we have in year? months of the year.

English; students What sounds dose 20 Students were able to make

will be able to the cat make? seconds. the sounds of cat.
identify animals
sound.
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?

The teacher asked the students to say the months of the year, the students will say.
Yes, they engaged because the teacher asked to sing the song of the months of the
year and they like to sing.
The teacher asked the students to listen carefully while she makes the sounds, and
when she asked them to make the sounds, they were excited because they love to
copy someone sounds.
I think in my opinion, they like to make the sounds of the animals and to sing the
months of the year because; it was engaging them.