Judy Lehmberg (FLC I) - Lee College

Comprehension - Level 2 - Understand. Demonstrate understanding of the stated meaning of facts and ideas.
Terms = compare, describe, outline, organize, classify, explain, rephrase, show, relate, identify.
Inference - Level 2 1/2 - Demonstrating understanding of the unstated meaning of facts and ideas. Terms =
speculate, interpret, infer, generalize, conclude.
Application - Level 3 - Put to Use - Solving problems by applying acquired knowledge, facts, and techniques in
a different situation. Terms = apply, construct, model, use, practice, dramatize, restructure, simulate, translate,
experiment.
Analysis - Level 4 - Break down. Examining and breaking down information into parts. Terms = analyze,
diagram, classify, contrast, sequence, simplify, summarize, relate to, categorize, differentiate.
Synthesis - Level 5 - Put together. Compiling information in a different way by combining elements in a new
pattern. Terms = compose, design, develop, propose, adapt, elaborate, formulate, originate, solve, invent.
Evaluation - Level 6 - Judge. Presenting and defending opinions by making judgments about information based
on criteria. Terms = judge, rank, rate, evaluate, recommend, defend, justify, prioritize, support, prove.
Practice 3 - Developing Critical Thinking Skills = Doing Well on Biology Tests
The following scoring will be used on your homework and essay questions.
100% - You have submitted a full and complete description. The reader has no more “how” or “why”
questions and all appropriate vocabulary has been included.
80% -Your description is fairly complete; however the reader may still be able to ask you “how” or “why” at
least once. Appropriate vocabulary has been incorporated in your answer.
60% -Your description is fairly complete; however the reader may still be able to ask you “how” or “why” at
least once. Not enough appropriate vocabulary has been incorporated in your answer.
40% -Your answer is on the right track but is underdeveloped in terms of explanations and use of appropriate
vocabulary.
20% - Your written work does not address the question that has been asked, but you wrote something down.
Practice 4 - Classical Genetics Utilizing Active Learning
The first activity for this unit is homework. The homework was given out during the last class period. It is a
series of questions the students must answer before coming to this class. They will be given a short quiz at the
beginning of this class period over these questions. The questions are designed in such a manner that students
must read the chapter if they are to successfully answer them. That is, the questions cannot be easily answered
by scanning the text looking for an exact answer. The students must read at least a majority of the chapter to
develop complete answers. I want the students to read the chapter before coming to class so that they will be
familiar with the material to be covered.
I normally start a lecture with a series of questions that are intended to get the students engaged, to focus on
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