To justify. Presenting and defending opinions by making judgements about information, validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
Key Words
Agree, Appraise, Argue, Assess, Award, Bad, Choose, Compare, Conclude, Consider, Convince, Criteria, Criticise, Debate, Decide, Deduct, Defend, Determine, Disprove, Dispute, Effective, Estimate, Evaluate, Explain, Give reasons, Good, Grade, How do we know?, Importance, Infer, Influence, Interpret, Judge, Justify, Mark, Measure, Opinion, Perceive, Persuade, Prioritise, Prove, Rate, Recommend, Rule on, Select, Support, Test, Useful, Validate, Value, Why
Actions
Outcomes
Attributing, Checking, Deconstructing, Integrating, Organising, Outlining, Structuring
Abstract, Chart, Checklist, Database, Graph, Mobile, Report, Spreadsheet, Survey
The adult . . .
Questions so that learners evaluate the quality of their learning.
The learner . . .
Adapts their own views by evaluating how things went, by what others say, or by listening to others’ arguments.
Makes decisions, justifies views, and understands issues.
Questions
Responses
Do you agree with the actions/outcomes…?
What is your opinion of…?
How would you prove/disprove…?
Can you assess the value/importance of…?
Would it be better if…?
Why did they (the character) choose…?
What would you recommend…?
How would you rate the…?
What would you cite to defend the actions…?
How would you evaluate…?
How could you determine…?
What choice would you have made…?
What would you select…?
How would you prioritise…?
What judgement would you make about…?
Based on what you know, how would you explain…?
What information would you use to support the view…?
How would you justify…?
What data was used to make the conclusion…?
Can you defend your position about…?
Do you think… is a good or a bad think?
How would you have handled…?
What changes to… would you recommend?
Do you believe?
Are you a…person?
How would you feel if…?
How effective are…?
What do you think about…?
I like the part where… because…
I did like… because…
This… is important because…
I think the relationship between…and…is important because…
I think…is very realistic/unrealistic because…
This is good/bad because…
When I read, I notice…
I like the way the author uses… to show…
I learned…
This book could be better if…
….made me feel…
I think this story teaches…
A golden line for me is…
The best part was…because…
I would/would not recommend this book to…because…
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