TP Task 1 – Promoting Scientific Thinking
This task is linked to ECE3503; 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 Remember (facts and basic concept).
questioning relates to Understand (let student explain the idea).
Bloom’s taxonomy and Apply (use information in a new situation).
student learning. Analyze (draw connections among ideas).
Evaluate (decision and asking questions).
Create
Reference
Question(s) asked by the Was
teacher thinking
Engagement Activity
time How did the students’ respond?
(& subject & LO) given? If
yes, how
much?
This activity the students Count for me how much 10 min The students respond very well
will write the addition blue cube and how much they count the blue cubes and
sentence. red cube and put it in an red cubes and, in this way, they
addition sentence. consider how they write the
addition sentence.
This activity the students The teacher will ask them 10 min The students they were
will color 16 stars and 17 to count for her 16 and 17. responding with the teacher like
fish. what she asked them they count,
and they color 16 stars and 17
fish.
This activity the students The teacher will ask the 10 min This activity the teacher does it
will match each word with students to beak and blend for the low level students and
the right picture the word to spell it in a they respond so well that I can’t
correct way. except that they will did this
good
This activity the students The teacher will ask the 10 min This activity was for the medium-
will drag the word and students to break and blend high level students and it was
write it under the right the word and write the challenging for them and it took
picture. words in a right way. time for them to do it.
On reflection:
(i) Which question(s) did the students engage with the most? Why do you think
that was?
(ii) Which engagement activity were the students most engaged with? Why do
you think that was?
The students engage on the question that is related to the lesson and if the teacher ask
them to give example in real life here the students engage more.
The activities that the students engage with that is new on them, because it is
something new they didn’t try to do it before.
