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Costa’s Level of Question and Thinking. LEVEL 1 - Book Only . The answer can be found in the text (either directly or indirectly). Texts include books, lectures, or straight from the horse’s mouth.
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LEVEL 1 - Book Only • The answer can be found in the text (either directly or indirectly). • Texts include books, lectures, or straight from the horse’s mouth. • This type of question is very concrete and pertains only to the text; it asks for facts about what has been heard or read. Information is recalled in the exact manner/form it was heard.
Level 1 Words - Book Only • Complete • Define • List • Name • Select
LEVEL 2 - Book & Brain • The answer can be inferred from the text. • This type question, although more abstract than a level one question, still relies on the facts. With a level two question, the brain has to use the facts. Answers combine information in a new way. • Information can be broken down into parts; it involves examining in detail, analyzing motives or causes, making inferences, finding information to support generalizations or decision-making.
Level 2 Words - Book & Brain • Compare • Sort • Explain (why) • Analyze • Synthesize • Sequence
LEVEL 3 - Brain Only • The answer goes beyond the text. • This type of question is abstract and does not pertain directly to the text. These questions ask that judgments be made from information. They also give opinions about issues, judge the validity of ideas or other products and justify opinions and ideas.
Level 3 Words - Brain Only • Evaluate • Predict • Imagine • Hypothesize • Apply • Judge
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