Understanding Levels of Thinking using:SOLO TAXONOMY(after Biggs and Collis 1982)

SOLO Taxonomy

UnistructuralMultistructuralRelationalExtended abstractDefineIdentifyDo simple procedureDefineDescribeListDo algorithmCombineCompare/contrastExplain causesSequenceClassifyAnalysePart/wholeRelateAnalogyApplyFormulate questionsEvaluateTheoriseGeneralisePredictCreateImagineHypothesiseReflectSOLO TAXONOMY(after Biggs and Collis 1982)Prestructural

UnistructuralMultistructuralRelationalExtended abstractDefineIdentifyDo simple procedureDefineDescribeListDo algorithmCombineCompare/contrastExplain causesSequenceClassifyAnalysePart/wholeRelateAnalogyApplyFormulate questionsEvaluateTheoriseGeneralisePredictCreateImagineHypothesiseReflectSOLO TAXONOMY(after Biggs and Collis 1982)Prestructural

UnistructuralMultistructuralRelationalExtended abstractDefineIdentifyDo simple procedureDefineDescribeListDo algorithmCombineCompare/contrastExplain causesSequenceClassifyAnalysePart/wholeRelateAnalogyApplyFormulate questionsEvaluateTheoriseGeneralisePredictCreateImagineHypothesiseReflectSOLO TAXONOMY(after Biggs and Collis 1982)Prestructural

What does it mean?Really theres not much there.

For example:PrestructuralWhat do you know about Tennis?

Err.. What??

UnistructuralDefineIdentifyDo simple procedureWhat does it mean?Theres one idea there.

For example:What do you know about Tennis?Err.. You need a racket

MultistructuralDefineDescribeListDo algorithmCombineWhat does it mean?There are a number of ideas.

For example:What do you know about Tennis?Its a game played between two people where you hit a ball over a net, keeping it within certain boundaries

RelationalCompare/contrastExplain causesSequenceClassifyAnalysePart/wholeRelateAnalogyApplyFormulate questionsWhat does it mean?There are a number of ideas and links are be made between these ideas

For example:What do you know about Tennis?Its a game of skill played between two people. The idea is to out manoeuvre your opponent by hitting the ball over the net in such a way as to force them to make a mistake. Whether it is their failure to return the shot or they miss the ball.

What does it mean?There is a range of ideas which are linked together plus some knew or extended thinking is added.

For example:What do you know about Tennis?Its a game of skill played between two people. The idea is to out manoeuvre your opponent by hitting the ball over the net in such a way as to force them to make a mistake. Whether it is their failure to return the shot or they miss the ball.If you knew each players skill level with regard to putting spin on the ball, accuracy and speed of their serve, you could predict the outcome of each match

Why is Mr Perry Telling me this?(Two Reasons)Its incredibly interestingIt parallels NCEA marking perfectly and thus, thinking about levels of thinking (metacognition) puts us in a more likely position to achieve at higher levels

So How do they match up?Not AchievedAchievedAchieved with MeritAchieved with Excellence

What can I (thats you) do?Read each question and look for the instructional word which suggest which level of thinking is being asked for

Read through your own answers and assess what level of thinking you have applied