Bloom’s taxonomy is valuable when determining the types of questions that teachers should ask their students. Bloom stated that there are six different levels of thinking: knowledge‚ comprehension‚ application‚ analysis‚ synthesis‚ and evaluation (Cruickshank‚ 2009‚ p. 168-69). In describing these six different levels of comprehension‚ also called the cognitive domain‚ Bloom stated that the first three were representative of low-order thinking‚ or content‚ whereas the last three were representative of
Premium Question Lev Vygotsky Zone of proximal development
History A: Introducing topics within a historical period. Open book assessment Outcome 1 and 2 Sarah Pirie; HND Class C Word Count; 1558 By looking at the primary sources provided and secondary sources‚ it is possible to form arguments as to whether the ‘Terror’ of 1793-4 was a necessary response to the challenges facing the new French Republic at the time of the French Revolution. There is evidence that both the terror was necessary in supporting the new
Premium French Revolution Reign of Terror Maximilien Robespierre
John Edgar Wideman’s biography about his brother Robby Our Time can also be seen as a story about accepting responsibility. There were many things throughout the story that could have been blamed for Robby’s robbery and murder conviction. One excuse could have been that Robby seemed to be born under a black cloud. He was born on December 29 which seemed a foreshadowing of his whole life for two reasons. First‚ his birthday‚ the most important day for a young boy‚ was associated with tragedy‚ because
Premium English-language films Fiction Crime
learn of a man named Garth. Garth is an african american male‚ who knew everyone and everyone knew him‚ especially the Wideman family. Garth was an average man who enjoyed the simple things in life. He was an easy-go-lucky kind of man and was well respected within the community‚ but there was one thing off. Garth was ill and was treated at the hospital multiple times but every time‚ he was released early. Then that one day came where Garth would no longer smile or even awake. Garth ’s death was the cause
Premium John Edgar Wideman Causality Effect
Garth was arguably one of Robby’s closest friends and he meant a lot to Garth. Robby states‚ “Garth’s grin was money in the bank. You could count on it like you could count on a good word from him. Something in his face would tell you you were alright‚ better than alright‚ that he believed in you‚ that you were‚ as he’d just whispered “the best” (424). I think those few sentences were a key part in the story because we finally got to really see what made Garth so special. In the
Premium African American Black people Race
them of the good and bad times when they served. Walking up to a veteran and saying thankyou is a natural instinct‚ but is it no problem to the veterans you say it to. To start off‚ “I thanked him for his service. “No problem” he said.”(Garth) Mr.Garth a retired marine was thanked but he said it was no problem- what gives. It is something that many veterans call “thank you for your service phenomenon”‚ (Freedman). These veterans find it their duty to serve and the people thanking them of
Premium Veteran Gratitude
quickly was wrapped up by secular views. Camus’ belief states that human life has no meaning because in the end there is death‚ and nothing is of worth or meaning after death. The author has written many novels and essays based on his standpoints (Cruickshank) . No conviction in higher beings has led Camus to portray characters in his novels‚ of them being The Stranger‚ to seem to possess the same characteristics as himself. Nevertheless‚ after research it is concluded that because of his biased writing
Premium Albert Camus Absurdism Existentialism
In this essay I am going to discuss the issue of individual responsibility for criminal behavior‚ for this‚ I will focus my attention on different essays. The first essay “Our Time” written by John Edgar Wideman where he attempts to communicate the emotion that he felt and what his brother Robby went through. In this essay‚ he focused on explaining what happened to his brother. He writes about the forces that contributed to his brother’s bad behavior that automatically lead him to do bad things and
Premium Black people Race White people
University of Maryland University College Critical Thinking Individual Paper Abstract In the memo written by Mr. Arturo Romano to Ms. Charlotte Greyson‚ he wants to show her that it is not viable to “establish and fund a new leadership development program” (A.Romano‚ personal communication‚ November 12‚ 2012)‚ like Ms. Felton suggests. In order to break down the memo and see if everything that is said in the memo is correct‚ I will be using the techniques that authors Keeley and Browne
Premium Critical thinking Thought Reasoning
The Role of the Teacher Introduction According to Cruickshank‚ Bainer & Metcalf (1995): “Teaching should be a conscious‚ deliberate act‚ resulting from thoughtful decision making about what to teach and how students can learn best”. It is therefore imperative that the correct teaching strategies be employed to achieve the desired learning outcomes. It is equally important that teachers assume certain roles in and outside of the classroom. A teacher ’s role involves far more than just standing
Free Education Teacher School