ART of

QUESTIONING

IMPORTANCE
OF
QUESTIONING
To develop interest
and motivate
students to
become actively
involved

To evaluate students
preparation and check on
homework or seatwork
completion

To develop critical
thinking skills and
inquiring attitudes
To nurture insights by
exposing new
relationships

ERMEMEINGR
B
REACITGN
LYANAINZG

PAPLYNIG
UDERNTNSADI
G
ELVAUTANGI

BLOOMS
TAXONOM
Y

BLOOMS TAXONOMY
Developed by Benjamin Bloom
at 1956

TAXONOMY =
classification
CLASSIFICATION OF THINKING

CREATIN
G

EVALUATIN
G
ANALYZIN
G

APPLYING

UNDERSTANDIN
G
REMEMBERING

Evaluation

ORIGINAL

Creating

REVISED

REMEMBERING

Students able to
recall, restate and
remember
learned

REMEMBERING
How
man
y
?

Can
you
name
the
.?

Wha
t
is..
?

UNDERSTANDING

Students grasps
meaning of
information by
interpreting and
translating what

UNDERSTANDING
Can you
distingu
ish
between
.?

Can
you
provide
a
definiti
on
What for.?
differen
ces
exist
betwee
n?

APPLYING

Students make use

of information in a
context different from
the one in which it
was learned.

APPLYING
Would
this
info be
useful
if you
had a
..?

What
factors
would
you
change
if .?

ANALYZING

Student breaks
learned information
into its parts to best
understand that
information

ANALYZING
What do you see
as other possible
outcomes?

Can you
compare
your.with
that presented
in.?

EVALUATING

Students make
decisions based on
in depth reflection,
criticism and
assessment.

EVALUATING
How are
effective
are.?
Can you
defend your
position
about.?

CREATING

Students creates
new ideas and
information using
what previously
has been learned.

CREATING
Can
you
see a
possibl
e
solutio
n to
..?

How
many
ways
can
you.?