Kerra Maddern – reporter for TES – has written a thoughtful piece on the use (and usefulness) of SOLO Taxonomy in UK classrooms.
A repeated complaint about the education system is that it gives pupils superficial understanding. Under pressure to get them through exams, teachers can find themselves taking classes through the required material bit by bit.
This spoon-feeding can bring high scores in the short term, but youngsters’ ability to make deeper connections can be lost, so some teachers are exploring ways to encourage them to be conscious of the depth of their understanding.
One answer is SOLO Taxonomy. The term has been much discussed of late on social networking sites, but the approach – SOLO stands for “structure of the observed learning outcome” – dates back to the 1980s.
3 August 2012
Why do I blog this?
Apart from the obvious interest in the content of the article – I was also interested to experience first hand how journalists are using social media like Twitter to help them research.
@arti_choke hello, I’m writing a piece about solo taxonomy for the TES in the UK. Would be great to have your input. Let me know if possible— Kerra Maddern (@KerraMaddern) June 26, 2012
