higher order thinking with the prs

By Simon Evans

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Using PRS to support Higher Order Thinking Skills

Which Framework best defines Higher Order Thinking?A. DeBono’s Six Hats

B. Bloom’s Taxonomy

C. Multiple Intelligences

D. Habits of Mind

E. All of the above

What was DeBono’s solutionto the Middle East Crisis?

A. UN PeaceKeepers

B. Fish

C. Diplomatic Summit Meeting

D. Marmite

Answer: D

What was DeBono’s solutionto the Middle East Crisis?

Answer: D

Which Framework best defines Higher Order Thinking?

A. DeBono’s Six Hats

B. Bloom’s Taxonomy

C. Multiple Intelligences

D. Habits of Mind

E. All of the above

Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Knowledge

• Comprehension

• Application

• Analysis

• Synthesis

• Evaluation

• Remember

• Understand

• Apply

• Analyse

• Evaluation

• Create

Bloom’s Taxonomy - Consider

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?

Which Blooms Level is this?1.Remember2.Understand3.Apply4.Analyse5.Evaluation6.Create

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?

Which Blooms Level is this?

Answer: 2. Understand

Match the activity 2• 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

Which Blooms Level is this?

1.Remember2.Understand3.Apply4.Analyse5.Evaluation6.Create

Match the activity 2• 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

Which Blooms Level is this?

Answer: 6. Create

Match the activity 3• 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?

Which Blooms Level is this?

1.Remember2.Understand3.Apply4.Analyse5.Evaluation6.Create

Match the activity 3• 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?

Which Blooms Level is this?

Answer: 4. Analyse

What is PRS?• True or False

• Multiple choice

• Short answer• Numeric (includes remainders, decimals & fractions)

Why PRS?Anonymity

Autonomy

Speed of response

Visualisation of the understanding of the class or group.

Classroom management

Demands a response

Tactile and Visual

PRS

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