TP Task One – Promoting Scientific Thinking

This task is linked to EPR3703; 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 questioning relates to
Bloom’s taxonomy and student learning.
Reference
Bloom’s taxonomy has different levels of questions that enhance
students’ learning and thinking. Higher level questions of bloom
as give the students opportunities to analyze, evaluate and
create, so asking students these types of questions will gives
them chances to think critically and use their prior knowledge
to explain their answers (Crowe, Dirks, & Wenderoth,2008).
Moreover, we can apply these questions for any type of learning
because the target of it is to develop students’ thinking and give
them chance to show their understanding.
Crowe, A., Dirks, C., & Wenderoth, M. P. (2008). Biology in
bloom: implementing Bloom's taxonomy to enhance student
learning in biology. CBE—Life Sciences Education, 7(4), 368-381.
 On reflection:
(i) Which question(s) did the
Engagement
Question(s) asked How did the On Reflection students engage with the most? Why do
Activity Was thinking time
by the teacher students’ you think that was?
given? If yes, how
(& subject &
much? respond? (ii) Which engagement activity were
LO)
the students most engaged with? Why
do you think that was?
Redirection Prompting Rephrasin Motivatio Probin
g n g
Lesson LO1: show Can you give me Yes, 2 minutes to Yes 
1 video (story) examples for how think about the
about the to start any story? question.
English
lesson to What are the
identify how phrases that we
to start a used to being a
story. story?
LO2: give Yes 
the students Do you find any Yes, 5 minutes to
small story mistake in the story find the errors.
beginner and that you had?
let students
identify if it What are the words
had mistakes that we shouldn’t
or not. use it to start a
sentence?
 LO3: let the What do you write Yes, 10 minutes to Yes 
students to as a beginning of write small story and
read their your story? highlight the
own story beginner.
and Why do you use
highlight the the word to begin
starter. your sentence?

Do you think this

sentence will
attract the readers?

Reflection

I think motivation questions is the most engagement questions because it’s an open question which help the students to be free to
answer, encouraged them to answer and think about the questions. Besides, it’s given the students opportunities to share their
knowledge and thoughts about the topic. Otherwise, showed the students a video in the engagement part is useful idea to attract
the students and catch their attention from the beginning.