Critical Thinking Wheel

"A must for every teacher!"

Students need to learn how to process information rather than merely memorize information. The Critical Thinking Wheel provides educators quick and easy access to critical thinking tools to use in the classroom based on Bloom’s Taxonomy. For each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy the wheel offers a definition, Power Words for building quality lessons, questioning prompts to stimulate thinking of students, and teaching suggestions for teachers.

The Critical Thinking Wheel has six windows on each side. On one side are the Power Words and in each of the six windows are questioning prompts, definitions, and  teacher expectations for the lower levels of thinking skills. On the other side are Power Words and in the six windows are higher levels of questioning prompts, definitions, and teacher expectations.

Features:

• A variety of questions are suggested for each level of thinking
• Suggestions for the teacher are provided at each level of thinking
• A definition for each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy is given
• Power Words are provided to design activities or products
• Questions are open-ended so that any subject matter content is appropriate
• The wheel fits any grade, any student, and any content due to the product flexibility
• Actual size: 8" x 9.25"

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• Use questioning stems to promote higher level thinking
• Use questioning prompts to develop, review, or extend conceptual knowledge
• Design instructional activities to match each level of thinking
• Use the questioning prompts to formulate test items
• Ask questions of students to find out what students know before a lesson
• Ask questions of students to determine any misunderstandings during a lesson
• Ask questions after a lesson to assess what students know
• Have students use the Power Words to brainstorm potential activities or products in which they might participate for an independent/group study on an area of interest or for a culminating activity for a topic of study