Taxonomy Of Teaching, Learning And Assessing (TLTA) is

Question 1

Why is the taxonomy in a hierarchical structure?

Answer 1

• to show some things are more generalized than others
• to show order
• to show that some things are at a higher level than others

Question 2

Name the steps in order.

Answer 2

1. Remembering knowledge
2. Understanding knowledge
3. Applying knowledge
4. Analyzing knowledge
5. Evaluating knowledge
6. Creating knowledge

Question 3

Explain understanding knowledge

Answer 3

• making meaning of how facts/concepts are connected

* expressing ideas in your own words

Question 4

Explain applying knowledge

Answer 4

• this requires a higher level of thinking
• learners use their knowledge in a new situation/in a new way
• e.g. taking in what I’ve learnt in lectures and applying it to lessons

Question 5

Explain remembering knowledge

Answer 5

• repeating a fact you have just learnt
• using memory to recall previously learnt information
• just because you remember it, doesn’t mean that you understand it

Question 6

Explain evaluating knowledge

Answer 6

• here you make judgements according to criteria. Not on your own beliefs!
• agree/disagree with reasons
• you should give children the background and knowledge to evaluate

Question 7

Explain analyzing knowledge

Answer 7

• this is looking at something as a whole

* breaking down something into smaller parts and study them in relation to the whole

Question 8

Explain creating knowledge

Answer 8

• building something systematically

* use knowledge to combine elements into a pattern that may have not been there previously

Question 9

How can the TLTA be useful to teachers?

Answer 9

• it helps you design a variety of questions that prompt learners to think in different ways and not just to remember facts
• sequences questions from easier to more difficult ways of thinking - logical order
• provides a supported learning path so that learners can work with knowledge in more complex ways