adapted from Building Success, a College Board Workshop
Questions that look at basic and straight-forward information. The answer is directly from the text. no inferences or outside information is necessary. this would relate to Bloom's Knowledge level.
Examples:
- Who was the first know European to successfully sail around the Cape of Good Hope?
- What Chinese explorer was recalled from his voyage of exploration and did nor reach the Cape of Good Hope?
Questions that require additional knowledge and include inferences about information from the text. The answer is normally implied in the text, but is not directly stated. Bloom's Comprehension, Application, Analysis.
Examples:
- Why did Europeans attempt dangerous and expensive trips of discovery?
- What tools were necessary for Europeans to begin their voyages?
- Why did the Chinese Emperor recall the explorer from his voyages?
Questions requiring a wider comprehension and an ability to connect diverse elements into a unified whole. The answer is usually not stated or implied in the text. Requires students to go beyond the text into previously learned information or personal experiences. Bloom's Synthesis and Evaluation.
Examples:
- How did the social upheavals of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries encourage the movement of Europeans throughout the world?
- In what ways was the recall of the Chinese mission related to social events and in what ways was the recall tied to economic events?