Using Technology to support Higher Order Thinking Skills by Simon Evans

The Video How many passes are made with the two balls?

How many passes are made with the two balls?

What is Higher Order Thinking? De Bono’s hats Bloom’s Taxonomy Multi- Intelligences

De Bono’s hats

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Multi- Intelligences

Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehension Application Analysis Synthesis Evaluation Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create Move On Consider

Knowledge

Comprehension

Application

Analysis

Synthesis

Evaluation

Move On

Consider

Bloom’s Taxonomy Remember Understand Apply Analyse Evaluate Create Show what they can retrieve from long term memory Make connections to new learning, give examples, predicting, finding patterns Following a procedure to complete a task. Breaking a task into parts and show how the parts relate to each other Identifying problems, judging, comparison with reasoning Produce original ideas or detailed plans.

Match the activity Find another book with a friendship theme Draw a flowchart of the digestive system How are the characters in these two stories similar? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this game?

Find another book with a friendship theme

Draw a flowchart of the digestive system

How are the characters in these two stories similar?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of this game?

Match the activity Write 2 different dramatic skits about the term ‘buyer beware’ Design a cartoon character who saves water Write a new ending to Little Red Riding Hood. Design unusual puppets for this story

Write 2 different dramatic skits about the term ‘buyer beware’

Design a cartoon character who saves water

Write a new ending to Little Red Riding Hood.

Design unusual puppets for this story

Match the activity Compare and contrast these toys Find as many common links between these events as you can What if Little Red Riding Hood carried a mobile phone. What outcomes is this advertisement trying to achieve?

Compare and contrast these toys

Find as many common links between these events as you can

What if Little Red Riding Hood carried a mobile phone.

What outcomes is this advertisement trying to achieve?

What is PRS? True or False Multiple choice Short answer

True or False

Multiple choice

Short answer

Why PRS? Anonymity Autonomy Speed of response Visualisation of the understanding of the class or group. Classroom management

Your Task Design as a group some questions, 3 or 4 perhaps that could be used in your subject area. Focus on the different levels of Bloom’s and the fact that you want to use the PRS.

Design as a group some questions, 3 or 4 perhaps that could be used in your subject area.

Focus on the different levels of Bloom’s and the fact that you want to use the PRS.

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