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  • Knowing

    Possible Assessment Tasks

    • observation and recall of information
    • knowledge of dates, events, places
    • knowledge of major ideas
    • mastery of subject matter
    • Question Cues:
      list, define, tell, describe, identify, show, label, collect, examine, tabulate, quote, name, who, when, where, etc.

  • Understanding

    Possible Assessment Tasks

    • understanding information
    • grasp meaning
    • translate knowledge into new context
    • interpret facts, compare, contrast
    • order, group, infer causes
    • predict consequences
    • Question Cues:
      summarize, describe, interpret, contrast, predict, associate, distinguish, estimate, differentiate, discuss, extend

  • Applying

    Possible Assessment Tasks

    • use information
    • use methods, concepts, theories in new situations
    • solve problems using required skills or knowledge
    • Questions Cues:
      apply, demonstrate, calculate, complete, illustrate, show, solve, examine, modify, relate, change, classify, experiment, discover

  • Analysing

    Possible Assessment Tasks

    • seeing patterns
    • organization of parts
    • recognition of hidden meanings
    • identification of components
    • Question Cues:
      analyze, separate, order, explain, connect, classify, arrange, divide, compare, select, explain, infer

  • Evaluating

    Possible Assessment Tasks

    • compare and discriminate between ideas
    • assess value of theories, presentations
    • make choices based on reasoned argument
    • verify value of evidence
    • recognize subjectivity
    • Question Cues:
      assess, decide, rank, grade, test, measure, recommend, convince, select, judge, explain, discriminate, support, conclude, compare, summarize

  • Creating

    Possible Assessment Tasks

    • use old ideas to create new ones
    • generalize from given facts
    • relate knowledge from several areas
    • predict, draw conclusions
    • Question Cues:
      combine, integrate, modify, rearrange, substitute, plan, create, design, invent, compose, formulate, prepare, generalize, rewrite

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Note: You can select up to five skills.

Note: You can select up to five skills.

Note: You can select up to five skills.

Note: You can select up to five skills.

Note: You can select up to five skills.

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