Project Criss: Questions and Higher Levels of Thinking Strategy

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Project CrissQuestions and Higher Levels of
Thinking Strategy

• Online Course Presented by
• Char Zarnik
• Area 3 Lead Teacher
• Cobb County Schools

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A Modified Version of Blooms Taxonomy

• Instead of the eight levels of thinking
  introduced by Bloom, Project CRISS has created a
  modified version to include only five levels.
• 1. Recall
• 2. Analysis
• 3. Comparison
• 4. Inference
• 5. Evaluation

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• Recall To recognize or remember key facts,
  definitions, rules, and principals.
• These questions require one to retell or repeat
  information.
• These are Right There questions.
• Analysis To divide a whole into smaller parts.
• Examples include separating main ideas and
  details or organizing information into clusters
  and frames.
• These are Think and Search questions.
• Comparison To explain similarities and
  differences between two or more things.

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• Inference To predict using deductive and
  inductive reasoning.
• Deductive tasks require a general statement with
  details related to it.
• An example includes main ideas needing supporting
  details.
• Inductive tasks requires one to generate a main
  idea from the details.
• An example includes using evidence or details to
  come up with a generalization.
• These are Author and You questions.
• Evaluation To arrive at a conclusion and then
  provide supporting reasons and evidence.
• These are Author and You questions.

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• Using the Project CRISS information introduced
  and the template, Question Starters Frames for
  Higher-Level Questions, create your own modified
  questions based on the Popcorn passage.
• Right There
• Think and Search
• Author and You
• Create one of each type of question using the
  template as a guide. Post your five questions to
  the Discussion Forum as well as the Assignment
  drop box by Wednesday. By Sunday, read one other
  participants questions and add your comments or
  suggestions.

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Popcorn

• Have you ever wondered why popcorn pops? Popping
  corn has more moisture inside each kernel than
  regular corn. As the kernel is heated, the water
  inside turns into steam. Pressure begins to build
  inside until the hard coat on the outside
  explodes, turning inside-out. If you are careful
  about how you prepare it, popcorn turns out to be
  a very healthy snack-higher in protein than ice
  cream or potato chips, without the fat and sugar.
  Air-popping is the best way to prepare popcorn
  because it doesnt require oil this keeps the
  popcorn low in calories. To add a little zest to
  your snack, forget the butter or caramel flavors.
  Instead, try melting a few tablespoons of peanut
  butter and stirring that into your popped corn or
  add sunflower, pumpkin, or sesame seeds.