Example 11. In Figure 12 the student is asked to access the link with an applet, perform certain actions, make observations and write an essay explaining his/her observations.
Figure 12: Essay question
This task could cross many levels of Bloom’s taxonomy. It requires students to observe and relate in their discussion what is happening on both graphs as the point moves around the circle. Coordination of two movements (circular and wave) is known to be a very difficult cognitive task (Piaget, Inhelder, and Szeminska, 1960). Students’ responses will reveal their understanding. Those that are able to articulate and describe this connection are at a higher level in the cognitive domain.