3RDQ MASTERY TEST 1

Question 1

simply accepting things without examination

Answer 1

non-critical thinking

Question 2

constructing thoughts based on emotions

Answer 2

non-critical thinking

Question 3

jumping to conclusions without proof or evidence

Answer 3

non-critical thinking

Question 4

a mental process of analyzing or evaluating information, particular statement of propositions that people have offered as true

Answer 4

critical thinking

Question 5

an intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action

Answer 5

critical thinking

Question 6

critical thinking is general term given to a wide range of cognitive and intellectual skills needed to

Answer 6

1 effectively identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments
2 discover and overcome personal prejudices and biases
3 formulate and present convincing reasons in support of conclusions
4 make reasonable, intelligent decision about what to believe and what to do

Question 7

a system that classifies the levels of thinking important for learning

Answer 7

bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain

Question 8

when was bloom’s taxonomy made

Answer 8

1956

Question 9

created to promote higher levels of thinking

Answer 9

bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain

Question 10

how many levels does bloom’s taxonomy have and what pattern does it follow

Answer 10

six levels and it follows a successive pattern

Question 11

meaning of successive pattern

Answer 11

to proceed to the next level, the current one must be mastered

Question 12

an american educational psychologist

Answer 12

benjamin bloom

Question 13

who published bloom’s taxonomy of the cognitive domain

Answer 13

benjamin bloom and a team of educational psychologists

Question 14

when was bloom’s taxonomy revised

Answer 14

2001

Question 15

who revised bloom’s taxonomy and what is his/her relation with benjamin bloom

Answer 15

lorin anderson, bloom’s former student, and a group of cognitive psychologists

Question 16

reason of revising bloom’s taxonomy

Answer 16

to make it more relevant to 21st century teachers and students

Question 17

comparison of the original and revised bloom’s taxonomy

Answer 17

original version used nouns while the new version used verbs; the original version has evaluation as the highest followed by synthesis but in the new version, the two switched with creating (aka synthesis) being the highest

Question 18

is creating more complex than evaluating, according to anderson

Answer 18

yes

Question 19

most basic to most complex order of the original bloom’s taxonomy

Answer 19

knowledge
comprehension
application
analysis
synthesis 
evaluation

Question 20

most basic to most complex order of the revised bloom’s taxonomy

Answer 20

remembering
understanding
applying
analyzing
evaluating
creating

Question 21

why did anderson use verbs in the revised version of bloom’s taxonomy

Answer 21

to denote an active process of thinking

Question 22

when memory is used to produce definitions, facts, or lists, or recite or retrieve material

Answer 22

remembering

Question 23

constructing meaning from different types of function be they written/graphic

Answer 23

understanding

Question 24

situations where learned material is used through products like models, interview, diagrams, etc.

Answer 24

applying

Question 25

breaking material/concepts into parts, determining how the parts interrelate to one another or to an overall structure or purpose

Answer 25

analyzing

Question 26

making judgements based on criteria and standards through checking and critiquing

Answer 26

evaluating

Question 27

putting elements together to form a functional whole and reorganizing elements into a new pattern or structure by planning or producing

Answer 27

creating

Question 28

characteristics of a critical thinker

Answer 28

open minded, honest when you are wrong, have the courage and passion to take initiative and confront problems and meet challenges, aware of your own biases and preconceptions, welcomes criticisms

Question 29

benefits of critical thinking in academic performance

Answer 29

can understand the arguments and beliefs of others

has a critical evaluation of those beliefs and arguments

Question 30

benefits of critical thinking in workplace

Answer 30

reflects and gets a deeper understanding of her own decisions
encourages open-mindedness to change
more analytical in solving problem

Question 31

benefits of critical thinking in daily life

Answer 31

avoids making foolish personal decisions

can make good decisions on important social, political, and economic issues