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In-Service Training for Teachers (INSET) - January 25, 2024- RNHS Quadrangle
Prepared by JOY B. MOLINO- SHS Teacher
Reflection Notes on SOLO Taxonomy
Solo Taxonomy is developed by educational psychologist John Biggs and Kevin Collis. The framework of this taxonomy provides a structured way to understand and measure the complexity of thinking skills. It consists of five levels of understanding, ranging from simple to complex, and is often represented as a ladder of increasing cognitive complexity. The levels are Prestructural, Unistructural, Multistructural, Relational, and Extended Abstract. During the prestructural level, student has a lack of understanding or has not grasped the concept. For example, in teaching the elements of literature/identifying the characters/characterization, students are unable to identify the main characters in a story. In unistructural level, student understands relevant aspect of the concept but is limited to one aspect only. For example, a student can recognize the main characters in a story but struggles with their motivations. However, in Multistructural, student understands multiple relevant aspects of the concept but lacks integration. For example, a student who can identify characters and their motivations but has difficulty relating them to the central theme of the story. Relational, on the other hand, student can integrate and relate multiple aspects of the concept. Then lastly, in the Extended Abstract, student can think beyond the current concept, generalize, and apply it in new and unfamiliar contexts. For example, student who can analyze characters and themes in one story and apply the same critical thinking skills to analyze different genres and cultural contexts. Therefore, we as teachers, should aim to attain the extended abstract for it is an evident that students have reached the level of Higher Order Thinking Skills. In reflection to this topic, solo taxonomy promotes higher-order thinking skills among students by providing a structured framework that guides the development of cognitive complexity among the learners. This also requires teachers to use/employ teaching methods/strategies/techniques that will promote HOTS and improve the critical and creative thinking skills of the students. It also encourages learners to progress through different levels of understanding, moving beyond simple recall of information to more advanced levels wherein teachers should track students’ progress through analysis, synthesis, and evaluation on the part of the learners.