Questions:
Six Facets of Understanding
What facets of understanding do the following situations use? Explain.
1. Prepare and deliver a speech to persuade people to take actions to protect the environment. What facets of understanding does this assessment address?
2. Write a computer program in Basic that will sort a list of words alphabetically. What facets of understanding does this assessment address?
3. Write a letter to a friend describing what might be an astronaut s dream. What facets of understanding does this assessment address? Explain reasons for the answer.
4. A seventh grade class is maintaining a journal about their service learning experience related to the environment. What facets of understanding does this assessment address?
5. After studying a unit on Insects, a sixth grade class visits an insect museum. Upon their return, the students are assigned a group assignment on life cycle of various insects. What facets of understanding does this assessment address?