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The central point of the standard-based curriculum is the concept of learning domains that should be the basis for instruction and assessment. These are knowledge, understanding, application, analyses, synthesis, evaluation and creation. This is expected to translate into attitudes and values of learners.

Under this domain, learners acquire knowledge through some learning experiences. Learners may also show an understanding of concepts by comparing, summarising, and re-writing in their own words and constructing meaning from instruction. At a higher level of learning behaviour, the learner may be required to analyse, synthesise evaluate, estimate and or interpret a concept knowledge by integrating a number of ideas to formulate a plan, solve a problem, compose a story, or a piece of music. At the last level, which is the
highest, learners may be required to create, invent, compose, design and construct using English Language.

The focus is to move teaching and learning from the didactic acquisition of “knowledge” where there is fact memorisation, heavy reliance on formulae, remembering facts without critiquing them or relating them to the real world – surface learning – to a new position called – deep learning. Learners are expected to deepen their learning by knowledge application to develop critical thinking skills and to generate creative ideas to solve real life problems in their school lives and later, in their adult lives.

This is the position where learning becomes beneficial to the learner. Details of the domains are as follows:

Session 1

Knowing:

This is the ability to remember, recall, identify, define, describe, list, name, match, state principles, facts and concepts. Knowledge is the ability to remember or recall concepts already learnt and this constitutes the lowest level of learning.

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Examples

1. The woman, as well as her uncles, ______been given free accommodation.
A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is

2. The police ______ doing good work in Ghana.
A. are
B. is
C. has
D. have

3. Did you borrow the _____ of my umbrellas?
A. fine
B. finer
C. finest
D. finally

Session 2

Understanding:

This is the ability to explain, summarise, translate, rewrite, paraphrase, give examples, generalise, estimate or predict consequences based on a trend. Understanding is generally the ability to grasp the meaning of some concepts that may be verbal, pictorial, or symbolic.

Examples:
Use the passage to answer questions 1 and 2.

i. Baduwa always leaves her books in school, …

ii. You and I will do that too, …

iii. I am doing the same thing already, aren’t I?

1. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (i)?
A. doesn’t she?
B. don’t she?
C. isn’t she?
D. aren’t they?

2. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (ii)?
A. won’t we?
B. Don’t we?
C. isn’t it?
D. will we?

3. Which of these sentences is appropriately capitalised and punctuated?
A. Linda’s books were given to kwesi
B. Linda’s books were given to Kwesi.
C. Lindas books were given to Kwesi

D. lindas’ books were given to kwesi.

Session 3

Applying:

This dimension is also referred to as “Use of Knowledge”. It is the ability to use knowledge or apply knowledge, apply rules, methods, principles, theories, etc. to situations that are new and unfamiliar. It also involves the ability to produce, solve, plan, demonstrate, discover, etc.

Examples:
Two people are engaged in a dialogue. Choose from the options A to D, the one which best represents the indirect speech form of the direct speech.

1. The teacher said, “The children are tired.”
A. The teacher said that the children will be tired.
B. The teacher said that the children are tired.
C. The teacher said that the children were tired.
D. The teacher said that the children would be tired.

2. The President said, “I appoint Ms. Ansah as the secretary.”
The President said that … as secretary.
A. he appointed Ms. Ansah
B. I appoint Ms Ansah
C. Ms Ansah have been appointed
D. Ms. Ansah has been appointed

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Session 4

Analysing:

This is the ability to break down concepts/information into its component parts; to differentiate, compare, distinguish, outline, separate, identify significant points, etc., ability to recognise unstated assumptions and logical fallacies; ability to recognize inferences from facts, etc.

Examples:

Use the passage below to answer question 1 to 3.
(i)What a mark you scored in mathematics!
(ii) Help me understand simple ratio.
(iii) I have been struggling in mathematics all along.
(iv) Have you studied well enough to pass the test this week?
(v) Indeed, I need to get a good mark this time round.

1. Which of these numbered sentences is declarative sentence?
A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

2. Which of these numbered sentences is an interrogative sentence?
A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

3. Which of these numbered sentences is an exclamatory sentence?
A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

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Session 5

Synthesising:

This is the ability to put parts or ideas together to form a new whole. It involves the ability to combine, compile, compose, devise, plan, revise, organise, create and generate new ideas and solutions.

Examples:
Read the following passage and answer questions 1 to 3.
(i) I know the lady who manages the school.
(ii) Whatever the man tells her sounds good to her.
(iii) She defends him whenever someone complains about him.
(iv) No matter what, the man would do whatever he wants in the school.

1. The underlined clause in sentence (i) is a
A. adjectival clause
B. noun clause
C. noun phrase
D. verb phrase

2. Which word is the clause in sentence (i) modifying?
A. I
B. lady
C. school
D. who

3. The clause in sentence (ii) is an example of a/an
A. adjectival clause.
B. adverbial clause.
C. nominal clause.
D. relative clause.

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Session 6

Evaluating:

This is the ability to appraise, compare features of different things and make comments or judgment, contrast, criticise, justify, support, discuss, conclude, make recommendations etc. Evaluation refers to the ability to judge the worth or value of some concepts based on some criteria.

Example:
One sunny day, Kwame and Esi, his sister, decided to water the plants in their backyard. Kwame and Esi always help each other so that the work is finished faster. They, , together with their parents, enjoy gardening and farming during vacations. It’s like a family ritual.

While Kwame watered the tomato and pepper, Esi watered the mango and orange trees. Kwame loves the smell of the flowers and Esi enjoys eating fruits like mangoes, oranges and bananas.

They both carefully poured the right amount of water needed by each plant. The sun was blazing and the weather was considered perfect for the growth of the plants. The soil was moist and fresh and both Kwame and Esi placed the seeds deep within it.

Questions
A. Summarise in your own words, the reason why Kwame and Esi like the holiday.
B. In two sentences, state the crops Kwame and Esi cared for in their garden.
C. In two sentences, state the ingredient for plant growth according to the passage

Session 7

Creating:

This is the ability to use information or materials to plan, compose, produce, manufacture or construct products. From the foregoing, creating is the highest form of thinking and learning and is, therefore, a very important behaviour. This, unfortunately, is the area where most learners perform poorly. In order to get learners to develop critical thinking skills, it is advised that teachers do their best to help their learners develop analytic skills as already stated.

Example:

Write an essay with a maximum of 250 words on any of the questions below
1. Some of your classmates are against the idea of doing homework. Discuss two reasons why it is good to do homework.

2. Two of your mates want to stop attending school because they want to be assistants bus drivers. Discuss with them two reasons why they should continue attending school.

3. You want to own a mobile phone that has internet connection. Write a letter to your parents explaining two reasons why they should buy such a phone for your use.