TABLE VII
Questioning for Quality Thinking
- Knowledge --Identification and recall of information
- Who, what, when, where, how _________________________________?
- Describe ____________________________________________?
- Comprehension --Organization and selection of facts and ideas
- Retell ______________________________in your own words.
- What is the main idea of _____________________________?
- Application --Use of facts, rules, principles
- How is ____________________ an example of ____________________?
- How is ____________________ related to ____________________?
- Why is ________________________________________ significant?
- Analysis --Separation of a whole into component parts
- What are the parts or features of ____________________?
- Classify ____________________ according to ___________________.
- Outline/diagram/web _________________________ .
- How does ______________ compare/contrast with ______________?
- What evidence can you present for ______________________?
- Synthesis --Combination of ideas to form a new whole
- What would you predict/infer from ____________________?
- What ideas can you add to ____________________?
- How would you create /design a new ____________________?
- What might happen if you combined ___________________?
- with ___________________?
- What solutions would you suggest for ____________________?
- Evaluation--Development of opinions, judgements, or decisions
- Do you agree ____________________?
- What do you think about ____________________?
- What is the most important ____________________?
- Prioritize __________ according to __________?
- How would you decide about ____________________?
- What criteria would you use to assess ____________________?
(From Jay McTighe, Language and Learning Improvement Branch, Division of Instruction, Maryland State Department of Education.)
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