Open AccessTHE ROLE OF SOLO TAXONOMY IN ENHANCING COGNITIVE ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS
Author(s) -
Firuzə Hümbətova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
black sea scientific journal of academic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2346-7541
DOI - 10.36962/gbssjar5007201919
Subject(s) - taxonomy (biology) , comprehension , mathematics education , cognition , psychology , class (philosophy) , pedagogy , computer science , ecology , biology , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , programming language
This article has been dedicated to the use of the SOLO (Observed Learning Structure) model created by Biggs and Collis to enhance student activity , the selection of resources, the use of conceptual comprehension, and to observe the development of students' cognitive activity in biology classes. For this purpose , pupils of 8th “b” and 8th “c” grades (only 56 students) of school № 170 in Sabunchu district of Baku were involved in the research. In the 8-b class, the biology teacher used learning goals , success criteria, and degree of complexity (using the SOLO taxonomy) while preparing each section and course. The tasks and learning goals that the teacher used to illustrate specific topics has been listed in the article. According to taxonomy, the questions and tasks used in the lesson were developed on four levels called "simple concepts", "systematic concepts", "integration" and "abstract thinking". The first two levels relate to deeper comprehension, and the next two levels to deeper learning. In the 8th grade, SOLO taxonomy was not used in teaching the same subjects at all. After the teaching of all the subjects covered by the experiment, the results of the diagnostic tests of pupils 8b and 8c and students' performance were compared. Achievement rates for Grade 8b students applying SOLO taxonomy are 39% higher than that of other students. The results obtained after the application of SOLO taxonomy during the experiment can be referred to the great progress in training based on Pofem training. As a result of systematic and accurate application of SOLO taxonomy it is possible to increase students' cognitive activity and to develop their conceptual comprehension.