The SOLO Taxonomy
The SOLO Taxonomy
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The Structure of Observable Learning Outcomes Taxonomy (SOLO) was originally designed by Biggs and Collis in 1982. The step-by-step structure helps students to see how they can develop deep knowledge and skills related to any learning area.
There are 5 levels in the SOLO Taxonomy starting with having no knowledge or skills related to a learning context to an ability to see how that knowledge or skill could be transferred across learning contexts.
To help students become aware of their thinking about how they are learning something new, we can ask them different questions to take them through each of the stages.
It's great to use a structure that helps to stretch our thinking process. The research says, knowing how you learn, that is, how you can move from one level to the next in the SOLO taxonomy, has a huge impact on your learning achievement.
When Dylan was five years old, he developed a short video to help people understand the SOLO taxonomy. Make sure you press play and see what you can learn? You could also have a go and ask your child questions about their learning like the ones above and see how you can further stretch and support their thinking.
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