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TP Task 1 – Promoting Scientific Thinking
This task is linked to ECE3703; using higher level questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy) to develop
students’ thinking. Teaching students the skills of scientific thinking is not only for science
class, but can be applied to any area of learning.
Explain how questioning Questioning is part of the teaching tools that is used by teacher to
relates to Bloom’s assess and promote students’ knowledge and critical thinking.
taxonomy and student There is a difference between effective questions poorly
learning. constructed questions. Effective questions can allow children to
explore new insight and initiate discussions between the students.
Whereas poorly constructed questions simply cause confusion and
limit the children’s creativity. Most teachers often ask low order
questions that depend on their prior knowledge rather than higher
order questions that promotes deep thinking, analyzing, and
evaluating that engages the students.
Reference Tofade, T., Elsner, J., & Haines, S. T. (2013, September 12). Best
Practice Strategies for Effective Use of Questions as a Teaching
Tool. Retrieved from
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3776909/