Allen Cognitive Levels Mnemonic

Use memorable parts of the Harry Potter series to remember the Allen Cognitive Levels!

Yer a wizard,
Level/Book: ADL Harry

Level 1:
1.0 Withdrawing from
noxious stimuli
Kids throw rocks as distraction,
Awareness
Book 1:
1.2 Responding to
stimullation
troll turns to look at them
Does not enjoy having a wand stuck

1.4
up its nose
The Sorcerer’s Locating Stimulation
Stone

The Troll
1.6 Rolling in bed

1.8 Raising Body Parts Raises arm/club

Level 2: 2.0 Overcoming Gravity

Flying on a broomstick
Gross Body
Movements 2.2 Righting Reactions

Book 2:
The Chamber
of Secrets
2.4 Aimless Walking Harry wanders around looking for snitch

Quidditch 2.6 Directed Walking Harry sees snitch and chases it down

2.8 Grabbing Reaching for Snitch

Level 3:
Manual Actions
3.0 Grasping Objects

Book 3:
The Prisoner of
3.2 Distinguishing Objects

Azkaban
3.4 Sustaining Actions
on Objects
Use marauder’s map
and timeturner

3.6
Using the
Noting Effects
Marauder’s Map
on Objects
and Timeturner

3.8 Using All Objects

4.0 Sequencing Games took place in sequence

4.2
Level 4: Differentiating Harry grows gills (different features)
Familiar Activity Features
Book 4:
The Goblet 4.4 Completing Goal Goal of winning the games

4.6
of Fire
Personalizing Each participant had a different solution to
The Triwizard the challenges
Tournament
4.8 Rote Learning Rita Skeeter “wrote” stories about the contestants

Level 5:
5.0 Continuous Neuromuscular
Adjustments
Practicing waving wand
in correct way
D umbledore's
Learning New
Activity 5.2 Discriminating Between
Parts of an Activity A rmy

Book 5:
The Order of 5.4 Self-directed Learning Begin learning outside of class

5.6
the Phoenix Harry uncertain if appropriate
Considering Social
Standards of Context to ask out Cho Chang
Dumbledore’s
Army
5.8 Consulting with Others Collaborating with other students

Level 6:
Planning New
Activity Property of:
Book 6:
The Half-Blood
Prince
6.0 Planning without Objects Creation of new potions and spells,
peak cognitive performance
Half
Blood
The Half-Blood
PrInce
Prince’s
Textbook

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