Pre-Algebra and Algebra Curriculum

 

Learning Levels

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I have been a long time fan of Bloom's taxonomy. Blooms explains how there are different levels to demonstrating what a student understands. Basically, it is a teacher's responsiblity for the students to show understanding at each level.

 

For the 2008-2009, school year I am going to try Marazano and Kendall's taxonomy of educational objectives. It will be used in conjuction to other assessment strategies. The main purpose of the taxonomy is to create questions on formal assessments (tests), homework questions and journals. For general overview of the assessment stategy, see the assessment page.

 

Below is an explaination of the taxonomy along with diagrams to illustrate the concepts.

 

 

The New Taxonomy Overall

The picture explains there levels to understanding a particular concept. Although the levels are numbered, the learning process does not necessarily work in order. Each level can also operate in different domains. Domains is the type of knowledge the student is demonstrating for any given level. For futher understanding of the levels and domains, please read below.

 

 

Levels of Processing

Below is a table taken from Marazano & Kendall's book "The New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives". It explains the components (operation) in each of the levels and how the student will exhibit that level in any of the domains of knowledge. For examples of how each level works in creating questions, see composing questions or tasks.

 

New Taxonomy Level

Operation

General Form of Objectives

Level 6: Self-System Thinking

Examining Importance

The student will be able to identify how important the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure is to him or her and the reasoning underlying this perception.

 

Examining Efficancy     

The student will be able to identify beliefs about his or her ability to improve competence or understanding relative to the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure and the reasoning underlying this perception.

 

Examining Emotional Response    

The student will be able to identify his or her emotional responses to the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure and the reasons for these responses.

 

Examining Motivation

The student will be able to identify his or her overall level of motivation to improve competence or understanding relative to the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure and the reasons for this level of motivation.

Level 5: Metacognition

Specifiying Goals

The student will be able to establish a goal relative to the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure and a plan for accomplishing that goal.

 

Process Monitoring

The student will be able to monitor progress toward the accomplishment of a specific goal relative to the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure.

 

Monitoring Clarity

The student will be able to determine the extent to which he or she has clarity about the information, mental procedure or psychomotor procedure.

 

Monitoring Accuracy

The student will be able to determine the extent to which he or she is accurate about the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure. 

Level 4: Knowledge Utilization

Decision Making

The student will be able to use the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure to make decisions or make decisions about the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure. 

 

Problem Solving

The student will be able to use the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure to solve problems or solve problems about the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure.

 

Experimenting

The student will be able to use the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure to generate and test hypotheses or generate and test hypotheses about the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure. 

 

Investigating

The student will be able to use the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure to conduct investigations or conduct investigations about the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure. 

Level 3: Analysis

Matching

The student will be able to identify important similarities and differences relative to the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure. 

 

Classifying

The student will be able to identify superordinate and subordinate categories relative to the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure.  

 

Analyzing Errors

The student will be able to identify important errors in the presenation or use of the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure.  

 

Generalizing

The student will be able to construct new generalizations or principles based on the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure.  

 

Specifying

The student will be able to identify logical consequences of the information mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure.  

Level 2: Comprehension

Integrating

The student will be able to identify the basic structure of the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure and the critical as opposed to the noncritical characteristics.

 

Symbolizing

The student will be able to construct an accurate symbolic represenation of the information, mental procedure, or psychomotor procedure differentiating critical and noncritical elements. 

Level 1: Retrieval

Recognizing

The student will be able to validate correct statements about features of information (but not necessarily understand the structure of the knowledge or differentiate critical and noncritical components).

 

Recalling

The student will be able to produce features of information (but not necessarily understand the structure of the knowledge or differentiate critical and noncritical components).

 

Executing

The student will be able to perform a procedure without significant error (but not necessarily understand how and why the procedure works). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Domains of Knowledge

 

 

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