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Developing Focus Questions at Different Levels of Thought

Topic:
Essential Question:
LEVEL OF THOUGHT
Knowledge: Recalling
facts, terms, basic
concepts and answers

QUESTIONS

Comprehension:
Understanding facts and
ideas

Application: Applying
acquired knowledge,
facts, techniques and
rules in a different way
Analysis: Examining
and breaking
information into parts;
making inferences
Synthesis: Combining
elements in a new
pattern or proposing
alternate solutions
Evaluation: Making
judgments about
information, validity of
ideas or quality of work

Empire State Information Skills Benchmarks

10.2