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Batavia Local
Schools
Gifted Education
SUGGESTIONS
FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS
All students
need to think at higher levels, but this is essential for
meeting the academic needs of gifted students. The following is
a chart adapted from Bloom’s Taxonomy by Susan Winebrenner in
Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom (1992).
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Category |
Definition |
Trigger Words |
Products |
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Synthesis
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Re-form individual parts to make a new whole |
Compose, Design, Invent, Creat4e, Hypothesize,
Construct, Forecast, Rearrange parts, Imagine
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Lesson Plan, Song, Poem, Story, Ad, Invention, New Game,
Show |
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Evaluation
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Judge value of something based on a set of criteria |
Judge, Evaluate, Give opinion, Viewpoint, Prioritize,
Recommend, Critique |
Decision, Rating/Grades, Editorial, Debate, Critique,
Defense/Verdict |
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Analysis
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Understand how parts relate to a whole
Understand structure and motive
Note
fallacies |
Classify, Categorize, Compare, Contrast, Solve,
Simplify, Survey |
Survey, Questionnaire, Plan, Solution, Report,
Prospectus, Chart, Diagram, Graph |
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Application
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Transfer knowledge learned in one situation to another |
Demonstrate, Use guides, maps, charts, etc. Build, Cook
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Recipe, Model, Artwork, Demonstration, Crafts,
Scrapbook, Diagram, Collection, Puzzle |
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Comprehension
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Demonstrate basic understanding of concepts and
curriculum
Translate to other words |
Restate, Give examples, Explain, Summarize, Translate,
Show symbols, Edit |
Drawing, Diagram, Response to question, Revision |
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Knowledge
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Ability to remember something previously learned |
Tell, Recite, List, Memorize, Remember, Define, Locate |
Workbook pages, Quiz, Test, Exam, Vocabulary, Facts in
isolation |
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