Teacher Resources

Identify your class or student's understanding of a concept in the rubric

Unistructural
Surface

They understand the concept and could briefly explain it

​Multistructural
​Deep

They have a deep understanding of the concept that they could give a detailed explanation of

Relational
​​Near Transfer

They have a deep understanding of the concept and could connect this with other related concepts

Extended Abstract​
​Far Transfer

Their understanding of the concept would allow them to recognise it in a context they have never seen before

When gathering evidence of learning, the following cognitive verbs (command terms) can be used to identify the level of understanding required

Surface

Define, identify, name, draw, find, label, match, state, follow a simple procedure

​Deep

Describe, list, outline, complete, continue, combine, calculate

​Near Transfer

Sequence, classify, compare and contrast, explain, analyse, apply, argue, form an analogy, organise, distinguish, question, relate, justify, apply, describe

​Far Transfer

Create, formulate, generate, predict, evaluate, transfer,  reflect, hypothesise, theorise, create, prove, argue, compose, prioritise, design, construct, perform