Knowledge Thinking
Knowledge is one of seven basic categories of thinking in the
higher order thinking skills
(LearnNC.org).
Sections below cover definition,
key
action words, and examples of trigger questions.
Knowledge Thinking
Definition of Knowledge. (in Bloom's taxonomy:
knowledge)
Most tasks require that learners recognize or remember key facts, definitions,
concepts, rules, and principles. Knowledge questions require students to
repeat verbatim or to paraphrase given information. To know information,
students need most often to rehearse or practice it, and then to associate
it with other, related concepts. The Bloom
taxonomy levels of knowledge and comprehension are subsumed here, since
verbatim repetition and translation into the student's own words represent
acceptable evidence of learning and understanding.
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Use these key action words in the work of knowing.
define, repeat , identify, what, label, when, list, who, name
Example
List the names of the main characters in the story.
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Other General Examples of Knowledge Trigger Questions.
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Define the word xxxxx .
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What is a xxxxxxxx .
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Label the following .
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Identify the xxxxxxx in this yyyyyyyyy .
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Who did xxxxxxx ?
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