Use of Spreadsheet Software in K-12
Teachers in K-12 classrooms use spreadsheet software to help students solve problems.

Blooms Taxonomy and Spreadsheets
Level of Thought Description Spreadsheet Activities
Knowledge Name, locate, tell, list repeat, point to Identifying relevant chunks of information on a chart.
Comprehension Define, summarize, infer, project Using descriptive statistics:  mean, median, mode, standard deviation.
Application Use, solve, adapt, relate, perform,  Using formulas and pivot tables.
Analysis Compare, classify, screen, test for, examine Using formulas and the goal seek function to ask "what if" questions.
Synthesis Create, develop, build, design, compile, generate Designing a chart or graph.
Evaluation Judge, criticize, rate, rank Judging the meaning of charts, graphs, and descriptive statistics.
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