Cognitive Levels of Teaching And Assessing

With Educator and Facilitator, Anne Burger

As teachers we are often frustrated when our assessments are skewed, that being too easy or too difficult and thus they do not reflect our teaching.  This webinar is designed to cover:-

• Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Barrett’s Cognitive Levels
• Four Levels of Mathematical demand

In so doing we will discuss the importance of not only assessing effectively using the appropriate taxonomy for the subject you teach, but more importantly using these in your actual teaching.  It will become evident that if we as a country wish to move up from our “bottom of the class” ranking in international standards such as TIMMS, we need to not only use such taxonomies when setting assessments but we need to adjust our questioning techniques when teaching and setting classwork activities.

If used effectively these taxonomies assist the teacher in setting effective assessments that reflect their teaching. The webinar has a practical component where teachers will be placed in breakaway rooms and given the opportunity to apply the relevant taxonomy to their subject.

When booking for this webinar please specify your major subject (Intersen Phase) or what grade you teach (Foundation Phase)

About Anne Burger

Anne’s teaching career spans 37 years. In 1998 she was promoted to deputy principal, where one of her key result areas was managing discipline for the entire school.  Anne held this position until she was promoted to principal of Brackenhurst Primary School in 2007, a position she held until her retirement in 2018 . As principal at Brackenhurst Primary, Anne was instrumental in introducing e-learning.  This project was so successful that the school was approached by Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership through MEC for Education in Gauteng, Penyaza Lesufi, to develop e-lessons for his schools of the future project. Anne has a wealth of knowledge and now shares what she has learned to assist and upskill others in the education sector.