Curricular elements that fall into this category involve basic tasks that require students to recall or reproduce knowledge and/or skills. The subject matter content at this particular level usually involves working with facts, terms and/or properties of objects. It may also involve use of simple procedures and/or formulas. There is little transformation or extended processing of the target knowledge required by the tasks that fall into this category. Key words that often denote this particular level include: list, identify and define. A student answering a Level 1 item either knows the answer or does not; that is, the answer does not need to be “figured out” or “solved.”
Potential Activities
Develop a concept map showing a process or describing a topic.
Make a timeline.
Write a list of keywords you know about...
Make a chart showing...
Recite a fact related to...
Write in your own words...
Cut out, or draw a picture that illustrates an event, process or story.
Write and perform...
Write a brief outline and explain the event, process, or story.
Write a summary report of the event.
Prepare a flow chart that illustrates the sequence of events.
Paraphrase a chapter in the book.
Retell in your own words.
Outline the main points.
Recall, restate, remember, or recognize a fact, term, or property.
Using basic calculation tasks involving only one step.
Locating information in maps, charts, tables, graphs, and drawings.