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I don't get your conclusion. If starting at a higher level is better, shouldn't people start at level 6 which will mean they can more easily answer the level 5 questions they are tested on? Even though no one will test you on level 6, it would seem even for answering level 5 questions it would be better.
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
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My professor used to say : " if you want to use it , you sould be able to answer how it works , if you want to modify it and improve it , you should be able to answer why it works "
@@mehdidamfs3112 so according to your professor one should know how a light switch works, a vehicle, an iPad or cell phone etc etc BEFORE one uses it ?
@@nadagabri5783 How is basic level of understanding. Lightswitch has on and off for lights. Why is in-depth understanding of how electricity makes the lightswitch work. Everyone has some form of basic knowledge of how things work. We have jobs\hobbies for things that require an in-depth understand of why they work.
@@nadagabri5783 Bruh that's not what the professor meant. He is taking about understanding concepts not entire systems even though that is also applicable
I was lucky enough to have a great geometry teacher when I was in high school. This was back in 1995, and the internet was still a very new thing for the public. So we were still learning the old-fashioned way. But until I had this teacher, I was a very average student. But what he did for me was puzzling in the beginning. Because no other teacher I'd had until this point had ever used such a method. On our first day of class, he did not issue any textbooks. Instead, he issued everyone a sheet of paper with almost 200 terms on it. Our first 4 weeks in his class were to define these terms. But in order to actually pass this assignment, simply defining the terms would not suffice. Yes, we had to regurgitate the definitions. But we also had to go to the front of the classroom and demonstrate our comprehension and also teach it to him. At the end of the 4 weeks, he then issued everyone their textbooks. And as he was doing so, he said to us all, "Now you can all speak the language of mathematics and geometry. Which means that you and I are no longer in need of translation. So we've bridged the gap between teacher and student." He then went on to make a joke that made everyone laugh. Because it was in the language of logic, and we all comprehended it. He said, "If you and I can speak the same language, then we can successfully converse and effectively exchange information." Since his class, I have taken a different approach to how I study. Throughout the years, this method has been useful to me, even to this day. I now would consider myself an autodidact, and learning new things excites me. This teacher and I formed a very strong relationship, almost as a father and a son. He attended my college graduation, and we remained as family all the way until he passed away in 2017. But the main reason I am sharing this story with you is because of a philosophy that he always instilled in me. Which was this, "Don't ever neglect or pass on an opportunity to teach someone something. Especially if they specifically came to you for the knowledge." And what you are doing here is helping others. So I salute you for giving something to humanity instead of taking from it.
@@cloaksandghosts I loved him like a father. He was a great man and influenced many lives, not only my own. I miss him everyday. But his influence in my life continues to this day. I appreciate you saying that. You would have loved him too. He was a diamond.
Summarizing the process for when I need to refer in the future Level 6: Create --> Hypothesize -find a knowledge gap - an area where you think appropriate info doesn't already exist - and ask questions aimed at filling this gap Level 5: Evaluate --> Prioritize -judgement, justify and form conclusions Level 4: Analyze --> Compare and Contrast -venn diagrams, tables, summaries, mind maps -solving advanced problems - involves solving using the application of several concepts Level 3: Apply --> Simple problem-solving -solving questions aimed at direct application of concepts Level 2: Understand --> Explain -reading with understanding Level 1: Remember --> Regurgitate -re-reading Hands down the best video on learning and thinking i've ever seen. I'm so mad I didn't come across this my entire highschool and bachelors t_t Thank you so much for this!
Same here! edit: Sometimes i didn't realize I've been applied random level of thinking. I'm so lucky to be able to find this latest super dupper useful video, because I'm learning for the sake of engineering stuffs after work... x-x Also appreciated for your summary as well
This is basically reverse engineering derived from Christian principles taught by Jesus Christ. Think and Grow rich, 7 habits of Highly Effective people, Stoicism, Religions, sub-Conscious and conscious thinking, the 12 universal laws, math, critical thinking, art, philosophy, Principles of success and more all point back to Biblical teachings taught by our God. But ignorance will say it's just coincidental. The fear of God is the beginning to all wisdom. Isn’t it ironic that “create” is at the top of the pyramid, he is who we derive our creative and wisdom from.
Thanks for sharing. My professor at Andrews University told this during our masters program: “Get used to critique - at Bachelor’s degree we learn information, at Master’s degree we critique it and at PhD level we create information”. That was the moment I changed the settings of my mind’s thinking 😊
@@agapeproduction777 I always Wanted To Find About Why People Try to do or supposed to do Bachelor Masters and PHd in this same manner , you answered that today thank you for ths Golden piece !
@@apex_sky Glad it was helpful! It has been 4 years I finished my Masters and the more I grow professionally, the more I realize the value I received from my master’s program. 😌
Most people make the mistake of seeing the Bloom's taxonomy as a method of studying, it is in a sense, but it is the way you apply it that actually gets you grades. The first thing people need to realize is that the taxonomy levels are not a staging system. If you are at level 6, you use the previous 5 levels at the same time. you don't apply them one at a time. All levels are equal to one another,
@drxyd lemme explain something that you didnt think of. yes i can memorize a pizza recipe. ok no problem. but i can also apply a recipe book. and create the pizza. without understanding how it works. i can understand how to cut the pizza but i cant use/ "apply" the knive to cut it right. i can analyse it before i understand how to cut the pizza. but that doesnt tel me how to apply the knive. i can reconceptualize how the pizza is cut. doesnt mean i know how to cut. i can unify the pizza and evaluate that i've created a psychopath. but that doesnt mean i understand why i am a psycho for unifying multiple pizzas in one thing i can anylise to understand why i am a psycho. but then i wouldnt unify my pizzas meaning i am no psycho. meaning i apply my previous knowlage. by reconceptualizing myself. and understanding my flaws. and ik i cant cut a pizza so imma just ask someone else before i tell you how wrong you were about your statement.
I feel like the “higher levels” are reserved for those who are genuinely interested in and, ideally, PASSIONATE about what they’re learning. That comes from desire.
Definitely, but sometimes when you get stuck in the first 3 you do not have time for higher levels. Some students focus on the higher levels and not having mastered the lower levels. This means having a general idea of what to expect but not knowing how to formally get it and then go on to evaluation
True, passion helps. but I have found every time I start a new course and know absolutely nothing about it, my brain is not consuming it at all, so I might have to read a page a couple of times before I get what it is about. And when I kinda get it after maybe 20-30 min it is like I can read on and everything kinda sticks right away. that is, I won't remember specific details, but I can get a simple understanding of what it is about, and that is the key to the rest. It is easier to remember details if you have somewhere to put it in the bigger picture, and from there on one can start to prioritize what details are most important. One can always go back if one needs the lesser details, and then more and more will get stuck. school is usually not about becoming an expert, it is just a general oversight, and you will learn by working after school. having the knowledge about where to look is the key. But again, what you become passionate about will stick better as you will automatically keep thinking about it when you are not studying. so it is generally a good indication on what you want to do later on in life. But you should be able to get all subjects at a general level. I also found that 1 page can equal 1 paragraph that you can write. You just write down what you think the page is about in a short summary. don't think about the details. It might be compact so just get what is happening, and take details later. Example: Learning to drive a car can have pages about rules, traffic signs, how to use the brakes, gas, and even motor details. A summary here would bee that this is about driving, and we will need to learn about the signs, motor, and how to use the car features. Now you understand what it is about, and that there are different topics that you need to revisit depending on when it becomes necessary.
The chat gpt prompt regarding the blooms taxonomy and how you can use the software to generate questions for you is phenomenal. I’ve never thought about it that way, and it’s so intuitive.
Exactly the way chatgpt asked questions I was excited to find answers and it really does make education interesting because it makes us curious instead of just a parrot memorizing few lines with no "true" understanding
I have been using chat gpt for academic and lot of other purposes. I got to an conclusion that it's like a sharp knife. If you know how to handle it or how to use it or how to gain maximum output from it then it's a very good tool. You just constantly need to check whether you're using it or it is using you i.e. you being dependent on Gpt.
This video reminded me of a quote by mathematician Stefan Banach where he says: "A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories. One can imagine that the ultimate mathematician is one who can see analogies between analogies."
@@Dave_of_Mordornah bruh you can do this. Math is alien. So is typing. Yet you did it. Every single kid I’ve seen who’s bad at math (I tutor math for money as a side job) didn’t understand something as a child (I.e. division, exponents with negative numbers, order of operations) which is essential for learning the next (calculus). Return to addition. Solve a few problems and move on if you think you understand it well. Then multiplication. First with integers. Then fractions. Then subtraction and division, in similar fashion. Then tangents using division. Read some proofs of Pythagoras’ theorem. Then sin cos tan in right triangles. After a few weeks (hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if you did it in 6 days) you’ll be breezing through something that seemed impossible before. Math is alien, so the only way to advance is through previous, more fundamental math. Fundamentals. You got it bruh.
for reference, everything covered in this video is from a book called "A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing", written by Lorin Anderson and David Krathwohl. It's a great book
Most people make the mistake of seeing the Bloom's taxonomy as a method of studying, it is in a sense, but it is the way you apply it that actually gets you grades. The first thing people need to realize is that the taxonomy levels are not a staging system. If you are at level 6, you use the previous 5 levels at the same time. you don't apply them one at a time.
@@JustinSung I agree with the above. I would love to understand this taxonomy more. I personally desire level 6. Irl artificer of sorts, is a personal goal. I like the content. Good things to digest over. Hhmmm
@@JustinSungBy physical observation alone, it appears that the approach is the same. In reality, what’s going on in the individual’s mind makes all the difference
@Squirreler359 in an ideal setting. I see where managers try level 6 with some knowledge. I do not see good results with this. Such is life, yes. I highly suspect there is a mindset of level 6 just as with level 5. I believe there is an eastern mindset in taking excellence in what you do. That is also true, if you are not making decisions, understanding what is happening at the top to learn about what I may encounter when I am in that position. At minimum it allows me to adjust myself to accommodate any changes with ease. All in preference to move fluidly and smooth in my job and help others accomplish theirs as needs fluctuate. Do I have a place in the business world? Probably not, but I find satisfaction.
One of your best videos. Blooms taxonomy changed my work. Evaluating is Analyzing are THE things that made me increase my writing of papers and finish my master thesis.
@@thewicked8040 Well, I'll try my best. 1. Since I'm writing neuroscience papers, I have to basically make a bold claim and justify it with a series of convincing arguments, based on evidences: Claim -> Argument -> Evidences. 2. I create a Mindmap with my Claim at the center say "Loud sounds can Improve attention in the short term. " At this level, I will read papers, or my own findings, and write arguments supporting or not the claim 3. Then I will read each argument and question myself: - So what? How does this argument support my claim? - WHat are other arugments that make my claim stronger - Does stacking Argument 1, 2 , 3, after another have an additive effect? 4. Then I'll draw relationships among Different Arguments, How All arguments support a claim (Zooming in), and how strong the evidences are (Zooming in). The relationship can be supportive (they complete themselves), opposite, adressing caveats,. 5. I go back and forth between Evaluating arguments relationships, digging up more infos, critizicing their strengths, until I reach a point where I have a clear Mindmap, OR I lack critical information. :) How do you guys do it?
Good day to you. Sorry if one mayhaps disturb your time but can I ask on how to basically start at level 5 immediately when approaching a topic? Because didn't we need to understand the topic deeply first which is level three, so as to be able to compare and contrast it at level 4, and eventually prioritize as what's most efficient or important in level 5 itself? Thank you for your time and patience.
Aren't children by birth at level 5 and level 6 ? They r questioning everything and hypothesising like the oldest philosophers......So it is true we were born intelligent but formal education ruined us 😂
I've never heard of Bloom's Taxonomy, but funnily enough, my reading teacher taught us critical thinking in a similar way using who, what, when, where, why, and how. It relates pretty well. What do you think? Remembering Who: Identify key figures. What: Recall specific facts. When: Remember dates and timelines. Where: Recognize locations. Understanding What: Explain ideas or concepts. Why: Clarify reasons or causes. How: Describe processes or mechanisms. Applying How: Use information in new situations. Analyzing Why: Investigate motives or causes. How: Break down information into components and understand their relationships. Evaluating Why: Justify decisions or conclusions. What: Critique or compare different ideas or solutions. Creating How: Formulate new ideas or projects. What: Construct new patterns or structures. Also complete side note. What is your opinion on how an internal monologue affects higher thinking? (I've read some people don't have them?)
Nice! Most things that are truly effective tend to be similar to each other. Internal monologue is an interesting thought. I haven't looked at any research on this or worked with anyone who has told me they don't have an internal monologue so I don't really have any credible opinion on that sorry. I would think that without an internal monologue there is still some other way for tracking and chaining thoughts though...
Your last side comment made me think of people who cannot visualize in their mind. Like if you ask them to "picture" an apple they cannot at ALL, whereas average people can "picture" one in their mind to some level of detail. Also this ability comes in a spectrum of skill, going from completely unable like previously said, to overwhelming detail, color, beauty, and visceral enchantment of your attention. Some can imagine entire scenes, colors, objects in whatever placement, and movement of that scene. This can lead to basically an over day-dreaming syndrome if it doesn't have an outlet or be controlled and can be quite debilitating, as their mind's eye is so powerful and detailed it turns into an escape from the world. This ability can be improved for those not born at 10/10 mind eye visualization, and for an amazing example, just go read Tesla's book "My Inventions and Other Writings", in it he describes in quite good detail how he "builds" and practices his ability to visualize items and parts and circuits and eventually machines inside his mind's eye. This essentially turns his mind into a self-controlled visual simulation/creation/artistic machine. I don't think I need to explain just how powerful having such high levels of control on a mental ability to conjure up machines or anything within your mind in astonishing detail, and run it in your head too. I mean that's the work of god-like brain power.One could pursue it for artistic reasons, or in Tesla's case give birth to him being able to literally simulate or "run" a machine he'd created only in his head, in his head. Of course one must already have a deep understanding of the behaviour of electricity, some scientific fields, and electromagnetic waves or whatever field of science to apply your mind's eye to it accurately within a scientific application. But yeah I think it's a highly under trained portion of the mind's abilities. The people who cannot visualize (or are essentially blind in this ability) say they instead remember a list of characteristics of that object instead of an actual visualization. So like a checklist of descriptions it seems like. Many of them thought when a teacher said "Okay close your eyes, now picture a picnic table, or an apple on a picnic table in your head" that the teachers were kidding, or that it was just an expression for teaching purposes. They never thought others really were picturing images in their mind. That is until the internet came about and I remember vividly on Reddit the huge debate raging on about "visualizing things in your mind". Those who were blind to it were absolutely flabbergasted, and would ask questions like "Do you see the image in the blackness behind your eyelids?" And we'd respond "no, you don't like, "physically see it", but you CAN see it in your mind, it's like, UP there, where your thoughts are, they're just transformed into a visual (or vision). It's like in the same place you'd "see" a dream. You don't see it behind your eyelids, you simply experience it. BUT picturing something in your mind is not really a world you inhabit like a dream with it's strange dream logic, it's an image you can construct just like a photograph or a video, with varying levels or detail, length of action, and precision/shharpness. It's your own personal simulation deck that gets better with practice/natural ability. Anyway I think these are beautiful discussions and I really love this guys video on the levels of thinking/learning/understanding deeply. I'd always known that understanding was better than memorizing, and that creating was a better way to both understand and possibly expand your knowledge, but to have it all laid out in levels like this is great. But reading the questions of 4 and 5, the compare and contrast level and the judgement/justification levels really show the difficulty, I could feel my brain getting right to work even though I didn't understand the science being asked about. So cool!
@@JustinSung I've read that 30% to 50% people have no internal monologue ! That is only one trait amongst hundreds traits differences, so people are different way beyond your expectations.
I watched a ton of your videos and I can say without a doubt that If I were to ever advice ONLY ONE video about learning, this would be it, you just summarise your 4 years of contents creation into one video. Thanks again for the value and the work.
Never seen an educational channel express ideas like this before. I can relate because I am a research student and i went through this different levels of thinking independently starting from my time at high school. This is truly a unique and useful channel. Keep posting ❤️
@monsieurene3366 Hello, I'm not the person who posted that comment, but this is how I do it. Level 4 (even 5) thinking is useful, esp when you're still compiling your literature review or your methodology - Which tools and framework, would be better suited to conclude your research thesis. Level 5 thinking is very useful when you've analysed the primary source, made your arguments and substantiating why your arguments are valid. Level 6 is somewhat uncommonas not all research leads to innovative solutions but you are working on developing a technique or tool or even an algorithm for accurately judging how space is perceived by the visually impaired, that's when level 6 comes to play. It requires an ammalgamation of critical thinking, analysis and imagination. Alternatively, one could argue that finding a novel area of research could also be a level 6 type of thinking, if I'm not wrong. Hope that helps.
At French high school there was every Friday a 4 hour test (3pm to 7pm), one week it was Math, he other Physics, but always 5 questions, two exercises and 3 problems, the 3rd problem was always like nothing you've seen before, but that you had enough different things' knowledge that in combination would be the key to solve it.
This was actually really encouraging. I didn’t take to academia at all, and spent too many years in McJobs as a result. When I finally got an opportunity to break into more cerebral work, I had so much catch up on. I was surrounded by top tier graduates who had so much of this drilled into them. But I learned this, the pressure and expectations from leaders made it a necessity. Some would outright ask ‘so what?’, they want recommendations, they need to know you’ve considered and compared results and have solid reasoning behind your proposals. This would have been superhandy ten years ago, but its v interesting now!
First time on this channel. I have to say, this has got to be one of the best videos I’ve ever watched in the past 5 years. And yes, I watch a lot of RUclips. Justin, you are amazing. Thank you. A new level of awareness in my brain has just been unlocked.
Thanks to going into level 6 thinking (after being in his course for a year) i am understanding deeply things faster and faster, and my grades at a top 10 worldwide business school are among the best in my class, so i would encourage anyone to try that level. That's the thinking level of someone who is having a lot of ideas/hypothesis. Also you get the real satisfaction of gaining true knowledge, which in my experience is far superior than excellent grade. Thank you so much Justin really.
Great comment, but I just would encourage you to use those higher order learning skills to evaluate Elon Musks words and actions (not what you think he’s said and done, go and look at what he’s ACTUALLY said and done) before valorizing his intellect.
It is just fabulous for me that I have gone through all of these levels for some questions in my senior secondary school (12th in Indian standards) but I didn't know how to do it
yes, in jee as well as in neet exam teachers tell us to do these things like -- giving test(level-3) then analyze after result (level-4) then look what need to be done about your wrongdoings etc.(level-5) and toppers also tells like they used to make questions by themselves(level-6)
@@jayvardhansinghyadav908 it's like in our education system I guess it is so much worse that to get good marks students themselves increase their potential by doing these things Which might increase the levels of thinking Like when you can't get a proper answer and you aren't able to satisfy yourself with incomplete knowledge you start creating theories yourself and when you research and they proofs as perfect that's the point you realise you are on other level then other students who are just reading the book instead of understanding and connecting the dots
This really hits me in a plethora of ways. In elementary school I would sit, stare out of the window (I read that in my year book as I didn't remember all of this) most of the time not even responding to someone directing a question at me and barely making any notes. My teachers would identify this as a problem. I had an attention problem they would say. I'm only ever good at things I'm interested in and I have the capacity to get basically any grade at any time even if it's the same topic. Other people around me like my mom or my granddad would say I'm slow. I wouldn't respond as quickly as they deemed appropriate I took my time with the things I did. I also would seem super nervous all the time and have ticks like twitching my nose and pinching my eyes. I mean I also wore glasses and they put some real pressure onto my nose you could even see indentations after a couple of hours wearing them, so that probably didn't help either. But it feels like it came from coping with the mental stress of being in analytical mode all the time. And I can't remember when or how it happened but at some point I just came to believe that they must be right and there is something wrong with me and I'm simply to slow for basically anything. Later I came to a realization. I looked at some old tests of mine and something struck me. Almost all the answers I've ever given were correct. In some examinations I simply had answered way fewer of the questions as opposed to others. I always felt like surprised that time is over. Time never really meant anything to me. Still doesn't to this very day. Later in high school it was basically the same. I would make almost no notes at all. Maybe like 10% of what the others were writing when they were copying entire blackboards full of information into their work books. I never did that. I just listened and thought. I just recently realized that, my brain is simply in analyze mode most of the time. The less meaningful the question to me the quicker I am. Teachers in elementary would say I won't make it at high school (we have two different systems of high school in Germany) and gave their advice for the easier path. I chose the hard one. Now why would I do that if I really felt basically anything was too hard for me. It was really hard, because it still all depended on time. And for me answering a question could take anywhere from 1minute to 10minutes. Depending on how far my analytical mode took me away from simply answering the question in the most straight forward way possible. You know now that I think about it I was more likely operating at level 5, because trying to find the best answer to a question without evaluating the different possible answers doesn't make any sense. And it really always was for me about finding not just an answer but the most appropriate one. Hell I even knew how to cheat the system. There was this one year when my mom would promise me my first own PC when I got good grades. That was 98' a household with a PC was rare back then. And low and behold with a few exceptions I got only As and was suddenly best of class. All it took was giving the textbook answers. how dull. I still remember how the best students and teachers alike were completely mind-boggled. I wasn't. I knew how I'd done it. I simply focused on what I wanted only memorized the necessary information and puked it onto the paper. That's how you get best grades in our broken school system. Sadly college wasn't any different. If anything it was even worse. Yes. I made college. The slow poke who wasn't fit to make advanced high school. I haven't even used flash cards except for this one time where I learned the hardcore way for an exam I literally hadn't done anything for the entire semester. I started about 4 hours before the exam puked everything on paper and went to bed. Passed. School doesn't require you to be smart, it only requires you to be diligent. That's why I hated it; it was awfully boring. I wish I would think less though. At least for the majority of time. Would make things a lot easier.
Hey, 1. Please break the huge block of text into paragraphs. 2. I feel like you are a subvocal thinker. I think this, because it read very linearly, and I am practicing it now to encorporate more into my own style of thinking which is predominantly visual rendering/experience based. Because of this I associate between thoughs and go deep into paralle thoughs and then waste time. 3. I used to be like you, I still think I am, and is actively trying to stop doing this. 4. I also wish I would think less, hence I started doing busy work, like either playing games, or just making some gadgets, or repairing electronics etc, this puts me in a trance like state, but it is boring and is eating away at me. So i plan on stopping it. 5. My issues was that I was too much of a visual thinker and would just start simulating and rendering things in my head, I do not feel time passing, and I waste hours in this zoned out state, while I am technically not thinking, my brain is in overdrive because I am rendering novel experiences and visuals, and sounds and sensations. 6. What I have learned, and I think you should know: Progress over perfection, and result over trying or effort. If you dont have an end result its all a waste. So make sure you have an end result at appropriate times. Then you can iterate on it to make it better, but always have end result for the goal. So set maybe 10 mins to a task, and make sure u have an end result. It doesnt have to be good, but if you have a result, you can always iterate on it, and submit that result. It is always about result is what I understand.
I completely agree with you in the way the scholl system evaluates people, and it really is boring, I have had a similar experience as yours (as I think of it) and I am bored all the time in school
Being analytical and overthinking are two different things. You achieve analytical thinking when you are able to focus your thinking on something and you have to be mindful
I can totally relate. I had no problem with grades either when it suited me. But usually I'd be done with the text book by the second week. End of chapter questions all answered. Never turned it in only took the tests and rarely got less than an A on tests but the teachers with exception of a few would give me c's and d's for never doing classwork and homework. I didn't care because obviously their system was broke beyond fixing. 3 teachers gave me A's as long as I aced all the tests.
Gosh . What’s it like being a bona fide ( although I’m sure completely unrecognized ) genius . The rest of us can barely keep up with what it is you’re trying to articulate . There must be some way you could come down from your level 5 thinking, if even for a short time , to help the mental midgets around you understand.
I loved this video Justin! I wanted to ask you can you review popular book called The 21 Former Doctor Secrets by Rachel Morgan, I was recommended to read it and you need you read it now as well
This explains why my chemistry homework was effective. It began with simple problems, some of which might not have been discussed in class, and it was up to students to figure it out.
Please go deeper. I’m so perplexed about studying History. When I understand, I forget facts. When I learn facts, I do not remember what it was about. And in history both are important, esp. remembering facts is so difficult.
In history mind is weird. I would recommend to start implementing both facts and understanding at the same time and make the stories alive.When learning about some event, you want to remember how it went to a gossip-y level, so your mind can understand it much more easily (for example if you are learning American presidents (I know that's really easy and straightforward but lets analyse it) you want to look at the whole American society and like tell yourself: Ahh, yes, those people, they were really mad about this on this president and they just wanted the exact opposite and then his wife cheated, because he obviously was that boring of a person, so his all career went to sh*t and then this other guy was elected an also sooner than normal in the year blah blah and society was calmer but then in year this and that there was this decision which made him also really unpopular and people were hungry and mad again. - not talking about anyone in particular, because to be honest, I studied European history mostly and also at home). But it's really good to connect the stream of events into whole stories, to take into account stuff you imagine as person of that society - how long it would take if you married a woman in 1800's to get rid of her (if you married her for political reasons) or how long it takes to make a child (probably 9 months at the time) and so it becomes obvious that this king got mad he had no children after 2 years and got rid of his wife. This all then helps you understand what happened when and where. History is stream of connecting stories that make sense in a whole, they just teach us history idiotically - you learn about all the people writing in this style and those years and people building these things and you just never see where they come from, why is that that they actually work in this way. Sorry, if it started to be a little confusing, I am just saying, you start with a map and a year and you look through lenses of the societies living in that time in those countries you are studying. And there are events happening and there are reactions and there are reactions to these reactions. And it's also a good practice to take into account you moral values and just think about someone he was a je*k when he reacted this way, because in history there is a lot of stuff and you want to maximise the connections you have in your mind, including emotions and judgement about persons doing. Also use empathy and like some people, that helps too. Hope this is not just a lot of unwanted text and helps someone.
@@nikolarataj Thankyou... It really makes sense. I have tried studying history like this in the past but the problem is I then get so immersed that I couldn't complete syllabus on time & my exam gets fucked up. I regret taking interest. Anyways I will try again.
When I was on a consulting job in China, we had a lovely young interpreter. After a week of becoming familiar with each other, I asked her what her degree was. She answered that she had a master's degree in chemical engineering, specializing in reaction kinetics, one of the hardest areas in chemical engineering. I then asked her if she had always wanted to work in that field and she said that she had wanted to be a teacher. I then asked her why she had not entered that field. She replied that she had not scored high enough on the tests. What a wonderfully different attitude about the teaching profession compared to America.
Wow, that is fascinating! The state of things in other countries really makes you think. Over here in Nigeria, there's little to no respect for teachers at all. It is an unspoken fact that no one willingly enters the profession, they 'end up there' . Except for the public(notably 'unity schools' as we call em')and some private schools with acceptable standards, so many teachers are under qualified and paid poorly so it's surprising that someone of such caliber will fail a test that will be seen as a mere formality over here🤌
My experience of China is very different: university professors were the worst students at top universities, because the best students were going to work in a company to make more money. Also, what your story should tell you, is how riddiculous it is, that such a person that can reinvent herself in so many ways and wanted to be a teacher, was cut off from teaching because of a crazy test, that says absolutely nothing about your teaching ability and commitment. The Chinese education system is a depression factory that actively stops students from thinking at higher levels and teaches them to specialize at level 1-3. If you ask Chinese people, they will tell you that they are 1 billion people, so the gaokao is necessary, but that is not true. In Taiwan there is 20 million people, but the education system is very similar anyway, proving that it is a cultural thing that would never work outside of Asia. If you want to see real good examples of good education systems that could work in western countries, look at Finland and Estonia. They also empower and respect teachers and students, without the gaokao bullshit. They are smaller countries with less entitled population, but moving towards an education system more similar to theirs would still work to some extent.
@@mefistophelesteachers in the US are not compensated for their work at all, and aren’t really respected. That’s why many are leaving the field. But I guess education in America isn’t bad, it just hasn’t been adequately updated/improved.
Maybe I’m wrong but most children think at level six before going to school and being told to regress to the boring first levels. All children are curious and by default learn to solve problems in their own way albeit small problems. Granted that we should always teach from level six even if newbies don’t know anything about the subject. It’s way more stimulating to start creating from the very beginning rather than acquiring new info without knowing what the point of the info is for. That’s why I think school destroys children’s way of thinking instead of teaching them how to think.
Congratulations, you figured out that school was made to make factory workers, who can do a repetitive task without thinking for themselves about why they are doing it.
@@menkaragamble8175 ironically, you need level 6 people to create said better system, which could indicate the system need someone who didn't get molded through the process or someone outside the system to rework the system itself, except that the system is being kept intact as is due to people who need it to be the same as it has always been. With the current system mostly finding its roots in the USA, which isn't united yet ironically on such a big scale that one could argue it still is, other countries have pretty much taken "inspiration" from it and made it the standard for the current system in place, pretty much worldwide. Given how slow and traditional societies are in general, if any change is bound to take place, it will either need a very proactive ruling system in the country you live in, or a big majority of schools in USA need to change, I can't see the 2nd thing happen anytime soon due to money incentives, so your best bet would be to get a government, ruling system which is proactive enough to flip the whole country's current school system on its head, which a traditional ruling body would likely not do due to what they consider traditions.
@@menkaragamble8175 you're assuming things I didn't state. Finland for example didn't revise their school system until their economy had a significant explosion in terms of wealth, which pressured the government to make their change to the school system, because more of the people entered the middle class and demanded better quality rather than quantity, which is a change that ultimately came to be due to money.
I will be honest.... I have never heard of this concept but I resched it within my respective profession. This video really spoke to me. I am a level 6 thinker, and as you went through each one, I could understand each explanation because I constantly applies these levels of thinking. Especially level 6. In fact, because I grew to each level overtime naturally within my complex profession, I fully could relate to and understand each level of thinking. Great video!
Because many professional programmers, recommends to beginners building their own projects, for exploring programming or a topic. Thank you very much, this video too helpful :) !
This was really enlightening. I realize now that I’ve never really gotten to level 5… upon introspection, I find that the barrier that keeps me from learning at higher levels is laziness.
If your body is not trained, you may find that it is also laziness that keeps you from lifting 100kg 😄 With practice even high level exercise becomes natural, and not a chore - both in body and in mind In terms of thinking, what worked for me was finding a branch of philosophy that really caught me (metaphysics), and going hard at it for several years, high levels of thinking came before I realised it! (It did take a lot of VERY slow reading, and numerous existential crises tho)
Paraphrasing what he said, to achieve level 5 you should look at the material with the eyes of curiosity. Where is this going, in what context was this created, is this still used today, what alternatives are there, why is this important
@@noahhuguenin Wow! Thank you. Your comment gave me a bright idea. I tend to be overly focused on the overall process rather than taking the very next step.
This is the most important video for studying I've ever watched. THANK YOU! This explains why I can "understand" everything for the MCAT but keep forgetting it. I need to start at level 5. Incredible!!! Thank you again sir!
The way Hidden Time Wealth dives into the concept of productivity is mind-blowing. Hidden Time Wealth tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.
😢Im trying to make an efficient study system using 1)perrio 2)blooms taxonomy 3)ladders technique 4) pomodoro 5) spaced Repetition Thanks to justin sung for his precious advices ❤.
The way I learned music reminds me of the last part of this video. I took some private lessons late in my high school career and took music theory classes in college, but at the same time was playing improvisational music at a church. I had to figure out how to create musical parts in real time without any written music without really having much time with the rudiments but having some theory knowledge. I’ve always felt that it was a top down approach; and it enabled me to be able to play at a high level in a relatively short period of time. It was essentially like navigating one’s way through a forest by starting with a map of the forest whereas the traditional music student was starting with a diagram of cell of a tree. Starting with that level of detail will likely keep most from ever being a higher level performing musician.
Hello I also want to learn that because I can play music with the script (sorry I don’t know if it’s called like that, I’m french). I took music as an option in High school but I think that it was superficial because I can only play music with a script and if one of those notes (C,D,E,F,G,H,A,B) are written on top of the figure. The script is divided in several “segments” so I learn the left hand first then the right hand then learn to play them together for each segments then the whole music. But that means I only know how to use my hands to play piano but don’t know how to play improvisational music or create musical parts in real time… So how did you make your way through this challenge ? Was it through the private lessons ?
This video blew my mind! No matter how long or hard I study for, I always felt like something was missing in my study routine - now I know what it was. 😄
I really relate to level 5 and 6 (I'm in UK high school for reference), and yes most of the time I feel like I'm progressing through new material so slowly. I'm constantly creating hypotheseses to unanswered questions and finding connections between basically every subject from physics to history to socialising in everyday life, formulating seemingly far-fetched but often accurate ideas about the concepts of life. I'll be constantly researching until I understand the why to every situation, deeply thinking about and analysing EVERYTHING. I'm ready to adapt my attitudes and knowledge at any moment, given evidence for it. I've always been a 100% student and "gifted" kid, and in fact I have previously hypothesised that my success is due to my attitude to learning e.g. some of the ways I listed above. This video virtually confirms that.
Honestly i used to be bored with the basic questions and used to breeze past them... finding the upper orders of thinking has helped me revitalize my spirit and vigor for learning and most importantly stimulated my thirst for knowledge... Really helpful video
Im really loving this channel. Makes complete sense, I try and teach level 4/5 as a lecturer but not many of my students are ready to think that way, perhaps partly because I am not teaching a very high level course and often over deliver what is required. I really love sitting down with myself and trying to design a new way to explore and come up with a hypothesis on a new idea though, something I wish I had the time to do constantly. Having thought deeply about certain topics, this all makes complete sense and is very helpful to know the mechanisms in action.
I usually go up to level three when studying for any of my tests. Being able to apply what you’ve learned is definitely one of the most important things to be able to do.
Thank you dr sung….this is literally what examiners and tutors never ever tell us…and resultantly we end up thinking we are not route learning enough and we need to absorb more and more information…..
Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be for anyone battling procrastination.
Mathematicians working casually in level 6 by generating theorems ... I see this is true, many mathematicians thinking for a problem in weeks, months and even years.
Thank you for the acknowledgement. I usually keep large white boards on my walls and pages of mathematical ideas, proofs, frameworks, notations on the cabinet doors in my kitchen. This would be a way for me to constantly remain proficient at levels 1 through 5, by looking at the material on my walls showing ideas. I worked on the Riemann Hypothesis for 6 or 7 years because it's the hardest problem I've ever thought about. This video hit home for me.
This usually starts maybe with the Bachelor's thesis, probably later. Proving a genuinely new theorem that is not just a corollary of a more abstract theorem is hard to get to.
This is for sure the most important educational single video that I've seen in my hole life. I created this account specifically to watch content to learn new things, and I'm glad I've found this jewel. For sure I'm taking his program in a near future.
I find it fascinating to draw connections between these levels of thinking and my own academic success. The times I have learned the most were the times I unknowingly implemented the most of these levels of understanding.
Thank you so much for making this video! I've never head of this before and I find it so fascinating. It made me realize I do level four thinking naturally in my day to day life all the time, and I am extremely exhausted by it and just wish I could stop it, but when I'm studying I find myself doing level 1 like I was taught in school. Which made me hate school, yet now that I continued my studies years later I find myself still doing it! It's crazy, hopefully this video and your channel will help me fix this.
Holy shit. I was a national ranker in pre-uni and pre-med, but the mindset shift struck me hard in Uni. Im in year 2 now, and my grades dropped from 9.95+ in Pre Uni to 9.0s.. Really needed to re-remember this concept consciously. Thanks a lot.
This is an interesting way of looking at thought. Initially looking at the title of the video I was considering “concrete and abstract” as levels of thought. I believe there’s a case to be made for it, advanced algebra and calculus requires abstract thinking in order to solve complex problems. Even some puzzles may require you to make blind leaps to solve. So abstract thinking in relation to this chart would be probably the whole upper half because it requires you to make a hypothesis, analyze and prioritize your idea until you can disprove or affirm it. Which would make concrete thought the lower half dealing strictly with memory, understanding, and application of information.
Thanks! I didn't know the Bloom's revised taxonomy and I found it comparable to the seven steps of learning (linked to the vital processes) from Koenraad Van Houten: 1. breathing - perceiving, without any understanding - unconscious incompetence 2. warming - we realize we need to learn something - conscious incompetence 3. nourishing, digestion - active elaboration, requires effort - conscious competence 4. secreting/separating/sorting - we start to form personal judgjements and skills become individualized - reflective competence 5. maintaining - we continue to exercies evaluating our own performance, we don't need to apply effort to apply our skills - unconscious competence 6. growing - we are able to solve complex problems and apply skills in new ways - creative competence 7. reproducing - we are now able to create something new based on previous knowledge and skills - intuitive competence
Wow! I think this explains why the learning curve dips around level 4, right after you think you know everything and you come across all these new challenges. Thank you for this good video.
Not the initial learning stage, however, simply the 'encapsulation' or 'consolidation' stage, where you ensure that you understand what you have 'learnt'.
I think I reached level 4 when i was 14, I could simulate scenarios and tried thinking of how other's would do it, studying their behaviour and pattern. I can also learn languages in my head, a technique my friend who is a polygot speaking 18+ languages. But this brain of mine made me question myself, my morals and my goals as there wasn't anyone I could speak comfortable with.
@Dex_Destroyer, I am in the same boat as you are. Due to the type of mind I have, there is hardly anyone I kan komfortably talk to without me me having to dumb down every konversation. It is so tiring and exhausting for me.
@Dex_Destroyer, if you are willing to share, I'd love to know more about the technique you make use of in learning new languages. I look forward to your response with anticipation.
@ChindaAmadi Just expose yourself to the language more. Listen to podcast, audiobooks, RUclips videos, movies. Learn 5 to 10 new words a day. And when you are proficient enough you can immerse yourself in different scenarios I your mind. It's like day dreaming for me. And it also helps if you can speak in that language with someone else. And most importantly, don't be afraid to make mistakes, as it's part of the learning process.
@@Dex_Destroyeroh I want to learn this language now that I finished high school because I haven’t been following. When I was in secondary school (the 2th year) I could speak and all that but lost everything the next year and it worsen with covid so thank you, I will apply the advice you gave previously to relearn it !
After watching this amazing video I realized that I, as a secondary school level (grade 9) student, am thinking at level 5. I always evaluated many concepts taught to me as he mentioned in the video about evaluating and this is how I got A+ in almost every subject I am studying. Although I found myself being slow in reality, I wasn't. So, this video really helped me to analyze my levels of thinking. Thank you, Justin.
For whatever reason, for me, level five is more intuitive than four. I think mentally placing myself in a position to act on information forces me to focus on the important parts of a problem/situation rather than leave myself to overthink. Great video, I'm officially a fan!
Sir as you said level 4 and level 5 are time consuming but every effective which i agree to. But how do we do this type of learning in Medical school with such a vast syllabus and less time duration?
13:23 - I agree with everything stated so far, for the most part..and I want to add that those who naturally reach higher levels of thinking (such as levels 4-6) with consistency are generally in the top 1-3 percentile of thinkers. Also I think that a 7th level would be to take knowledge, methods and tools from each level up to 6 to create a system that enhances and reinforces higher level thinking, transcending into a state of overview like observations of the learning progressions themselves. Through level 6 thinking aimed at the creation of an operating system that allows for greater integration, condensation and externalization of knowledge which makes a drastic increase to the capacity for objectivity. This level is where I think one of if not the most powerful tool to increase our knowledge, is the recognition that we do not know, what we do not know, and must know that as truth, to know we must seek the unknown. I think where I disagree has likely been illustrated now so I will not delve into greater details.
Summary There are six levels of thinking that every student should master, leading to different levels of results. Many students struggle to reach higher levels of thinking, causing stress and frustration. Learning to think deliberately at the right level is crucial for academic success. Highlights 📚 Six levels of thinking every student should master 🤔 Most students get stuck in the lower levels of thinking ⏰ Thinking at the wrong level causes stress and wastes time 💪 Deliberate thinking is key to achieving top academic results 🧠 Level five thinking is crucial for reaching top results 📖 Bloom’s revised taxonomy is an underrated principle for learning 🎓 Level six thinking is less important for most people Key Insights 🔄 Moving from lower levels of thinking to higher ones takes time and effort, but it is essential for academic success. Students should aim to think at level five to achieve top results. (💪) 🧠 Bloom’s revised taxonomy provides a framework for understanding different levels of thinking. It is an important tool for educators and learners to enhance learning efficiency. (📖) ⏰ The misinterpreted effort hypothesis often prevents students from improving their thinking abilities. Many students avoid higher levels of thinking because they perceive it as more challenging and time-consuming. (⏰) 📚 Level four thinking, which involves comparing and contrasting information, is crucial for higher-order learning. Developing analytical skills and using techniques like Venn diagrams and mind maps can enhance level four thinking. (🧠) 🎓 Level six thinking, which involves creating hypotheses, is less important for most people. It is primarily relevant for individuals at the highest levels of education or in specialized professions. (🎓)
I did really bad at school as I didn’t understand the method of learning, I didn’t realise how good my memory was until later in life. I think at a creative level so I can summaries all understandings and compile them into a broken down and retried affect until I can for see issues that will occur and also be able to describe to others who don’t understand at a very basic level for explanation usually by analogy. Once you learn and understand something so well that you can build it from ground up, you can now learn anything as everything works in the same way once you understand exactly what you say in this video. Thanks mate. I am extra and people hate me. But I just keep learning everything I can to keep my brain busy as it I get depression analysing society if I don’t.
MY GOD this video systematizes everything I've always thought and wanted to say about how to truly learn. Parts of it had me screaming by myself in excitement of having a clear description of those thinking concepts. Well done, new subscriber.
irony is that i do think at level upto 4 but can't do level 1 ( cus it sucks)😭😭😂😂. imo level 1 is the hardest , atleast other levels are actually fun to do
I thought that way too, but it actually takes less time to regurgitate information because it's easier to remember once you think at those higher levels. So because I thought it would take me a lot, as it used to, I didnt give it a chance, I dreaded it. Maybe that's your case, or maybe you're not right about your level of thinking.
Whenever I'm trying to learn something new i always start by 3 questions that i need to be able to answer in order to go for another subject which are "what is that, where did that come from, what can i do with it" i usually end up getting it all and remembering everything for long periods of time, your videos explained what i experienced without being aware in a great clear form, thank you!
I have found your video accidentally and %100 agreed. I used to remember things i have learned but noticed that it’s impossible. Than started to create data map that enables keep records of info to reread when needed. Coming from level 5 to bottom with this kind of tool ( data map) significantly increases the process. Your video is very much appreciated!
I am an aspiring screenwriter and even went to film school. I have been working for 4 years since uni and throughout this video I was thinking about how these levels of thinking can benefit my stories and even what characters could have what levels. Then you got to level 6 and I realized that all these levels are necessary for a great narrative. A story is finding an answer to a question you create but not answering it openly.
Dude, this is insane! I've been an ICS student for more than a year (and ongoing); but this video hits the nail for me! I've been doing a lot of Kolb's experiential cycle to improve across levels. Now I realise that even the tiny / small issues to improving my mindmap kind of relates to elevating across the taxonomy. Mind blowing! Thanks, Justin!
This kind of explains the struggles I had in collage. I have ADHD so reading and memorization were near impossible for me. I would heavily struggle on any subject I didn't have interest in or solely taught by needing to read the material. However, anything that caught my interest I would dive head first into figuring out how it works, applying it to Minecraft or other games I was playing at the time, and those lessons stuck around.
Level 6 is also the level of business strategy, and high-level literary analysis and criticism. My English education set me up for success in so many ways I never could have imagined
As I am listening to this discussion I keep referring back to the building of the scientific method. All of these steps resemble much of the steps used in the scientific method which then bring us to a conclusion and possibly a hypothesis that can be drawn from what we observe, analyse, and consider. Thank you for sharing this video!
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we want a separate video on level 6 and how to achive it cause i think i may be already in level 5
a 'god' thinks at level over 9000
I don't get your conclusion. If starting at a higher level is better, shouldn't people start at level 6 which will mean they can more easily answer the level 5 questions they are tested on? Even though no one will test you on level 6, it would seem even for answering level 5 questions it would be better.
There's a book called Hidden Time Wealth, and it talks about how using some secret techniques, you can overcome procrastination and accomplish anything in life. It's not just a bunch of empty promises; it's the real deal.
I can't find the book. what the name? and author?
Are you sure thats the name of it? I couldnt find it anywhere
@@ifeodubela7097 They robbed you of your time, that's how they accumulate their "Hidden Time Wealth."
@@Lilia·Liuu They robbed you of your time, that's how they accumulate their "Hidden Time Wealth."
This book is written by a scam artist. Dr E Chase. Don't be sucked in to buying any of her rubbish, you will just make her wealthier, and you poorer. Scam.
My professor used to say : " if you want to use it , you sould be able to answer how it works , if you want to modify it and improve it , you should be able to answer why it works "
Can you use it after that? explain please
@@Being_current after what?
@@mehdidamfs3112 so according to your professor one should know how a light switch works, a vehicle, an iPad or cell phone etc etc BEFORE one uses it ?
@@nadagabri5783
How is basic level of understanding. Lightswitch has on and off for lights.
Why is in-depth understanding of how electricity makes the lightswitch work.
Everyone has some form of basic knowledge of how things work.
We have jobs\hobbies for things that require an in-depth understand of why they work.
@@nadagabri5783 Bruh that's not what the professor meant. He is taking about understanding concepts not entire systems even though that is also applicable
I was lucky enough to have a great geometry teacher when I was in high school. This was back in 1995, and the internet was still a very new thing for the public. So we were still learning the old-fashioned way. But until I had this teacher, I was a very average student. But what he did for me was puzzling in the beginning. Because no other teacher I'd had until this point had ever used such a method. On our first day of class, he did not issue any textbooks. Instead, he issued everyone a sheet of paper with almost 200 terms on it. Our first 4 weeks in his class were to define these terms. But in order to actually pass this assignment, simply defining the terms would not suffice. Yes, we had to regurgitate the definitions. But we also had to go to the front of the classroom and demonstrate our comprehension and also teach it to him. At the end of the 4 weeks, he then issued everyone their textbooks. And as he was doing so, he said to us all, "Now you can all speak the language of mathematics and geometry. Which means that you and I are no longer in need of translation. So we've bridged the gap between teacher and student." He then went on to make a joke that made everyone laugh. Because it was in the language of logic, and we all comprehended it. He said, "If you and I can speak the same language, then we can successfully converse and effectively exchange information." Since his class, I have taken a different approach to how I study. Throughout the years, this method has been useful to me, even to this day. I now would consider myself an autodidact, and learning new things excites me. This teacher and I formed a very strong relationship, almost as a father and a son. He attended my college graduation, and we remained as family all the way until he passed away in 2017. But the main reason I am sharing this story with you is because of a philosophy that he always instilled in me. Which was this, "Don't ever neglect or pass on an opportunity to teach someone something. Especially if they specifically came to you for the knowledge." And what you are doing here is helping others. So I salute you for giving something to humanity instead of taking from it.
What a beautiful teacher. May his soul rest in peace
@@cloaksandghosts I loved him like a father. He was a great man and influenced many lives, not only my own. I miss him everyday. But his influence in my life continues to this day. I appreciate you saying that. You would have loved him too. He was a diamond.
"Don't ever neglect or pass on an opportunity to teach someone something. Especially if they specifically came to you for the knowledge."
Thank you
Oh my word, what a beautiful story, thank you so much for sharing this with us all. 🙏🏽
I enjoyed that. Please consider putting in some paragraphs next time to make it easier on the eyes. Cheers
Summarizing the process for when I need to refer in the future
Level 6: Create --> Hypothesize
-find a knowledge gap - an area where you think appropriate info doesn't already exist - and ask questions aimed at filling this gap
Level 5: Evaluate --> Prioritize
-judgement, justify and form conclusions
Level 4: Analyze --> Compare and Contrast
-venn diagrams, tables, summaries, mind maps
-solving advanced problems - involves solving using the application of several concepts
Level 3: Apply --> Simple problem-solving
-solving questions aimed at direct application of concepts
Level 2: Understand --> Explain
-reading with understanding
Level 1: Remember --> Regurgitate
-re-reading
Hands down the best video on learning and thinking i've ever seen. I'm so mad I didn't come across this my entire highschool and bachelors t_t Thank you so much for this!
Same here!
edit: Sometimes i didn't realize I've been applied random level of thinking. I'm so lucky to be able to find this latest super dupper useful video, because I'm learning for the sake of engineering stuffs after work... x-x
Also appreciated for your summary as well
Found this helpful too. Merci🙏
@@tulsiandmogra great summarisation
This is basically reverse engineering derived from Christian principles taught by Jesus Christ. Think and Grow rich, 7 habits of Highly Effective people, Stoicism, Religions, sub-Conscious and conscious thinking, the 12 universal laws, math, critical thinking, art, philosophy, Principles of success and more all point back to Biblical teachings taught by our God. But ignorance will say it's just coincidental. The fear of God is the beginning to all wisdom. Isn’t it ironic that “create” is at the top of the pyramid, he is who we derive our creative and wisdom from.
So level 6 is essentially a university professor or a researcher.
Thanks for sharing.
My professor at Andrews University told this during our masters program:
“Get used to critique - at Bachelor’s degree we learn information, at Master’s degree we critique it and at PhD level we create information”. That was the moment I changed the settings of my mind’s thinking 😊
@@agapeproduction777 I always Wanted To Find About Why People Try to do or supposed to do Bachelor Masters and PHd in this same manner , you answered that today thank you for ths Golden piece !
@@apex_sky Glad it was helpful! It has been 4 years I finished my Masters and the more I grow professionally, the more I realize the value I received from my master’s program. 😌
Memorize < Understand < Apply < Analyze < Generalize < Reconceptualize < Unify < Evaluate < Create
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level one
Most people make the mistake of seeing the Bloom's taxonomy as a method of studying, it is in a sense, but it is the way you apply it that actually gets you grades. The first thing people need to realize is that the taxonomy levels are not a staging system. If you are at level 6, you use the previous 5 levels at the same time. you don't apply them one at a time.
All levels are equal to one another,
Indian NPC: Only memorize😅😅😅
@drxyd lemme explain something that you didnt think of. yes i can memorize a pizza recipe. ok no problem. but i can also apply a recipe book. and create the pizza. without understanding how it works. i can understand how to cut the pizza but i cant use/ "apply" the knive to cut it right. i can analyse it before i understand how to cut the pizza. but that doesnt tel me how to apply the knive. i can reconceptualize how the pizza is cut. doesnt mean i know how to cut. i can unify the pizza and evaluate that i've created a psychopath. but that doesnt mean i understand why i am a psycho for unifying multiple pizzas in one thing i can anylise to understand why i am a psycho. but then i wouldnt unify my pizzas meaning i am no psycho. meaning i apply my previous knowlage. by reconceptualizing myself. and understanding my flaws. and ik i cant cut a pizza so imma just ask someone else before i tell you how wrong you were about your statement.
I feel like the “higher levels” are reserved for those who are genuinely interested in and, ideally, PASSIONATE about what they’re learning. That comes from desire.
Definitely, but sometimes when you get stuck in the first 3 you do not have time for higher levels.
Some students focus on the higher levels and not having mastered the lower levels.
This means having a general idea of what to expect but not knowing how to formally get it and then go on to evaluation
True, passion helps. but I have found every time I start a new course and know absolutely nothing about it, my brain is not consuming it at all, so I might have to read a page a couple of times before I get what it is about. And when I kinda get it after maybe 20-30 min it is like I can read on and everything kinda sticks right away. that is, I won't remember specific details, but I can get a simple understanding of what it is about, and that is the key to the rest. It is easier to remember details if you have somewhere to put it in the bigger picture, and from there on one can start to prioritize what details are most important. One can always go back if one needs the lesser details, and then more and more will get stuck. school is usually not about becoming an expert, it is just a general oversight, and you will learn by working after school. having the knowledge about where to look is the key.
But again, what you become passionate about will stick better as you will automatically keep thinking about it when you are not studying. so it is generally a good indication on what you want to do later on in life. But you should be able to get all subjects at a general level.
I also found that 1 page can equal 1 paragraph that you can write. You just write down what you think the page is about in a short summary. don't think about the details. It might be compact so just get what is happening, and take details later.
Example: Learning to drive a car can have pages about rules, traffic signs, how to use the brakes, gas, and even motor details.
A summary here would bee that this is about driving, and we will need to learn about the signs, motor, and how to use the car features. Now you understand what it is about, and that there are different topics that you need to revisit depending on when it becomes necessary.
Not exactly. People will think that far just out of curiosity, no other reason needed.
True, but sometimes it feels like the 'higher levels' are just a fancy way of saying 'those who have way too much free time
At least they dont spend it on youtube comments
The chat gpt prompt regarding the blooms taxonomy and how you can use the software to generate questions for you is phenomenal. I’ve never thought about it that way, and it’s so intuitive.
you can make your level as chatgpt think level 6 is expert level not research level , so you need to make your own prompt
I totally agree. i feel it sometimes takes luck and/or reading a lot to find appropriate questions that challenge you.
Exactly the way chatgpt asked questions I was excited to find answers and it really does make education interesting because it makes us curious instead of just a parrot memorizing few lines with no "true" understanding
I know right! like its so original and genius. im gonna start using that for my studies
I have been using chat gpt for academic and lot of other purposes. I got to an conclusion that it's like a sharp knife. If you know how to handle it or how to use it or how to gain maximum output from it then it's a very good tool. You just constantly need to check whether you're using it or it is using you i.e. you being dependent on Gpt.
This video reminded me of a quote by mathematician Stefan Banach where he says: "A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories. One can imagine that the ultimate mathematician is one who can see analogies between analogies."
Wonderful quote
awesome quote. In my case, I'd have first to memorize and understand the scope of a theorem, an analogy, and a theory.
U know I wanna be so sooo good at maths,but I'm not I don't know why
@@R_ndomvidszz lets give up. we're not those chosen few
@@Dave_of_Mordornah bruh you can do this. Math is alien. So is typing. Yet you did it.
Every single kid I’ve seen who’s bad at math (I tutor math for money as a side job) didn’t understand something as a child (I.e. division, exponents with negative numbers, order of operations) which is essential for learning the next (calculus).
Return to addition. Solve a few problems and move on if you think you understand it well. Then multiplication. First with integers. Then fractions. Then subtraction and division, in similar fashion. Then tangents using division. Read some proofs of Pythagoras’ theorem. Then sin cos tan in right triangles.
After a few weeks (hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if you did it in 6 days) you’ll be breezing through something that seemed impossible before.
Math is alien, so the only way to advance is through previous, more fundamental math. Fundamentals. You got it bruh.
for reference, everything covered in this video is from a book called "A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing", written by Lorin Anderson and David Krathwohl. It's a great book
Most people make the mistake of seeing the Bloom's taxonomy as a method of studying, it is in a sense, but it is the way you apply it that actually gets you grades. The first thing people need to realize is that the taxonomy levels are not a staging system. If you are at level 6, you use the previous 5 levels at the same time. you don't apply them one at a time.
Well said!
@@JustinSung I agree with the above. I would love to understand this taxonomy more. I personally desire level 6. Irl artificer of sorts, is a personal goal. I like the content. Good things to digest over. Hhmmm
@@JustinSungBy physical observation alone, it appears that the approach is the same. In reality, what’s going on in the individual’s mind makes all the difference
@Squirreler359 in an ideal setting. I see where managers try level 6 with some knowledge. I do not see good results with this. Such is life, yes. I highly suspect there is a mindset of level 6 just as with level 5. I believe there is an eastern mindset in taking excellence in what you do. That is also true, if you are not making decisions, understanding what is happening at the top to learn about what I may encounter when I am in that position. At minimum it allows me to adjust myself to accommodate any changes with ease. All in preference to move fluidly and smooth in my job and help others accomplish theirs as needs fluctuate. Do I have a place in the business world? Probably not, but I find satisfaction.
You can make a review for Kendall's and Marzano's taxonomy
Level 6 is when you enter your physics class, read the book and start writing your own formulas.
@@IsaacFoster.. level 7 is when those formulas are right
Level 8 is when you bring snacks for everyone.
Level 9 is when you go into space and discover new formulars.
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One of your best videos. Blooms taxonomy changed my work. Evaluating is Analyzing are THE things that made me increase my writing of papers and finish my master thesis.
Hi, could you share how you applied the concept of Analysing and Evaluating to your writing process (and maybe note taking)?
Kindly share your steps of note taking . Will be helpful for all.
Bitch's taxonomy really changed the game for me too
@@thewicked8040 Well, I'll try my best.
1. Since I'm writing neuroscience papers, I have to basically make a bold claim and justify it with a series of convincing arguments, based on evidences: Claim -> Argument -> Evidences.
2. I create a Mindmap with my Claim at the center say "Loud sounds can Improve attention in the short term. "
At this level, I will read papers, or my own findings, and write arguments supporting or not the claim
3. Then I will read each argument and question myself:
- So what? How does this argument support my claim?
- WHat are other arugments that make my claim stronger
- Does stacking Argument 1, 2 , 3, after another have an additive effect?
4. Then I'll draw relationships among Different Arguments, How All arguments support a claim (Zooming in), and how strong the evidences are (Zooming in). The relationship can be supportive (they complete themselves), opposite, adressing caveats,.
5. I go back and forth between Evaluating arguments relationships, digging up more infos, critizicing their strengths, until I reach a point where I have a clear Mindmap, OR I lack critical information.
:) How do you guys do it?
Good day to you. Sorry if one mayhaps disturb your time but can I ask on how to basically start at level 5 immediately when approaching a topic? Because didn't we need to understand the topic deeply first which is level three, so as to be able to compare and contrast it at level 4, and eventually prioritize as what's most efficient or important in level 5 itself? Thank you for your time and patience.
My thing is if I can't teach it, I did not learn it. I love logic and math. End learning in general. Thank you for sharing.
Aren't children by birth at level 5 and level 6 ? They r questioning everything and hypothesising like the oldest philosophers......So it is true we were born intelligent but formal education ruined us 😂
@aritramondal2520 yeah they dumb us down on purpose.
this is so a level 4 question
At age 5 you start to slow down in your natural genius
We always encouraged level 4-6 thinking, so my children were improving there instead of slowing down.
Just thinking about school makes me salty😞
I've never heard of Bloom's Taxonomy, but funnily enough, my reading teacher taught us critical thinking in a similar way using who, what, when, where, why, and how. It relates pretty well. What do you think?
Remembering
Who: Identify key figures.
What: Recall specific facts.
When: Remember dates and timelines.
Where: Recognize locations.
Understanding
What: Explain ideas or concepts.
Why: Clarify reasons or causes.
How: Describe processes or mechanisms.
Applying
How: Use information in new situations.
Analyzing
Why: Investigate motives or causes.
How: Break down information into components and understand their relationships.
Evaluating
Why: Justify decisions or conclusions.
What: Critique or compare different ideas or solutions.
Creating
How: Formulate new ideas or projects.
What: Construct new patterns or structures.
Also complete side note. What is your opinion on how an internal monologue affects higher thinking? (I've read some people don't have them?)
Thanks bro, your comment is underrated but it helps other so much, again thanks 💗
Nice! Most things that are truly effective tend to be similar to each other. Internal monologue is an interesting thought. I haven't looked at any research on this or worked with anyone who has told me they don't have an internal monologue so I don't really have any credible opinion on that sorry. I would think that without an internal monologue there is still some other way for tracking and chaining thoughts though...
Your last side comment made me think of people who cannot visualize in their mind. Like if you ask them to "picture" an apple they cannot at ALL, whereas average people can "picture" one in their mind to some level of detail. Also this ability comes in a spectrum of skill, going from completely unable like previously said, to overwhelming detail, color, beauty, and visceral enchantment of your attention. Some can imagine entire scenes, colors, objects in whatever placement, and movement of that scene. This can lead to basically an over day-dreaming syndrome if it doesn't have an outlet or be controlled and can be quite debilitating, as their mind's eye is so powerful and detailed it turns into an escape from the world.
This ability can be improved for those not born at 10/10 mind eye visualization, and for an amazing example, just go read Tesla's book "My Inventions and Other Writings", in it he describes in quite good detail how he "builds" and practices his ability to visualize items and parts and circuits and eventually machines inside his mind's eye. This essentially turns his mind into a self-controlled visual simulation/creation/artistic machine. I don't think I need to explain just how powerful having such high levels of control on a mental ability to conjure up machines or anything within your mind in astonishing detail, and run it in your head too. I mean that's the work of god-like brain power.One could pursue it for artistic reasons, or in Tesla's case give birth to him being able to literally simulate or "run" a machine he'd created only in his head, in his head. Of course one must already have a deep understanding of the behaviour of electricity, some scientific fields, and electromagnetic waves or whatever field of science to apply your mind's eye to it accurately within a scientific application. But yeah I think it's a highly under trained portion of the mind's abilities.
The people who cannot visualize (or are essentially blind in this ability) say they instead remember a list of characteristics of that object instead of an actual visualization. So like a checklist of descriptions it seems like. Many of them thought when a teacher said "Okay close your eyes, now picture a picnic table, or an apple on a picnic table in your head" that the teachers were kidding, or that it was just an expression for teaching purposes. They never thought others really were picturing images in their mind.
That is until the internet came about and I remember vividly on Reddit the huge debate raging on about "visualizing things in your mind". Those who were blind to it were absolutely flabbergasted, and would ask questions like "Do you see the image in the blackness behind your eyelids?" And we'd respond "no, you don't like, "physically see it", but you CAN see it in your mind, it's like, UP there, where your thoughts are, they're just transformed into a visual (or vision). It's like in the same place you'd "see" a dream. You don't see it behind your eyelids, you simply experience it. BUT picturing something in your mind is not really a world you inhabit like a dream with it's strange dream logic, it's an image you can construct just like a photograph or a video, with varying levels or detail, length of action, and precision/shharpness. It's your own personal simulation deck that gets better with practice/natural ability.
Anyway I think these are beautiful discussions and I really love this guys video on the levels of thinking/learning/understanding deeply. I'd always known that understanding was better than memorizing, and that creating was a better way to both understand and possibly expand your knowledge, but to have it all laid out in levels like this is great. But reading the questions of 4 and 5, the compare and contrast level and the judgement/justification levels really show the difficulty, I could feel my brain getting right to work even though I didn't understand the science being asked about.
So cool!
all the teachers heard about bloom's taxonomy :D its enough that you go through the teacher's career path :D
@@JustinSung I've read that 30% to 50% people have no internal monologue !
That is only one trait amongst hundreds traits differences, so people are different way beyond your expectations.
I watched a ton of your videos and I can say without a doubt that If I were to ever advice ONLY ONE video about learning, this would be it, you just summarise your 4 years of contents creation into one video. Thanks again for the value and the work.
Fucking agree
I appreciate that!
Level 7 Integrating - form a comprehensive understanding
Level 8 Revolutionizing - develop and alter systems
Level 9 Reflecting - introspectively examine one's self
Level 10 Transcending - surpassing cognitive boundaries
As a psychologist I find this fascinating. Thank you for sharing.
Never seen an educational channel express ideas like this before. I can relate because I am a research student and i went through this different levels of thinking independently starting from my time at high school. This is truly a unique and useful channel. Keep posting ❤️
It's really strange that you haven't.
But, you are in the right channel.
Can you walk us through how you're applying that for research? In a step by step way if possible.
@monsieurene3366 Hello, I'm not the person who posted that comment, but this is how I do it. Level 4 (even 5) thinking is useful, esp when you're still compiling your literature review or your methodology - Which tools and framework, would be better suited to conclude your research thesis.
Level 5 thinking is very useful when you've analysed the primary source, made your arguments and substantiating why your arguments are valid.
Level 6 is somewhat uncommonas not all research leads to innovative solutions but you are working on developing a technique or tool or even an algorithm for accurately judging how space is perceived by the visually impaired, that's when level 6 comes to play. It requires an ammalgamation of critical thinking, analysis and imagination. Alternatively, one could argue that finding a novel area of research could also be a level 6 type of thinking, if I'm not wrong. Hope that helps.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for leaving a comment.
Do you mean that you're doing a doctorate ? That's great !
At French high school there was every Friday a 4 hour test (3pm to 7pm), one week it was Math, he other Physics, but always 5 questions, two exercises and 3 problems, the 3rd problem was always like nothing you've seen before, but that you had enough different things' knowledge that in combination would be the key to solve it.
@@erix777 I don't know how anyone enjoys French schools
This was actually really encouraging. I didn’t take to academia at all, and spent too many years in McJobs as a result. When I finally got an opportunity to break into more cerebral work, I had so much catch up on. I was surrounded by top tier graduates who had so much of this drilled into them. But I learned this, the pressure and expectations from leaders made it a necessity. Some would outright ask ‘so what?’, they want recommendations, they need to know you’ve considered and compared results and have solid reasoning behind your proposals. This would have been superhandy ten years ago, but its v interesting now!
For those who want to know the levels: 1:CREATE 2:EVALUATE 3:ANALYZE 4:APPLY 5:UNDERSTAND 6:REMEMBER
(Avoid confusion, this comment has it on the descending order, but they're all important)
@@ANameThatStartsWithAJ Yup, inverted order
First time on this channel. I have to say, this has got to be one of the best videos I’ve ever watched in the past 5 years. And yes, I watch a lot of RUclips. Justin, you are amazing. Thank you. A new level of awareness in my brain has just been unlocked.
Thanks to going into level 6 thinking (after being in his course for a year) i am understanding deeply things faster and faster, and my grades at a top 10 worldwide business school are among the best in my class, so i would encourage anyone to try that level. That's the thinking level of someone who is having a lot of ideas/hypothesis. Also you get the real satisfaction of gaining true knowledge, which in my experience is far superior than excellent grade. Thank you so much Justin really.
Great comment, but I just would encourage you to use those higher order learning skills to evaluate Elon Musks words and actions (not what you think he’s said and done, go and look at what he’s ACTUALLY said and done) before valorizing his intellect.
@@TomorrowStudiosYeah you are right, I agree.
Congratulations 🎉
Thanks for sharing and leaving a comment!
It is just fabulous for me that I have gone through all of these levels for some questions in my senior secondary school (12th in Indian standards) but I didn't know how to do it
jee student ?
Same here
@@mantra7552 nah cs aspirant ( company secretary)
yes, in jee as well as in neet exam teachers tell us to do these things like -- giving test(level-3) then analyze after result (level-4) then look what need to be done about your wrongdoings etc.(level-5) and toppers also tells like they used to make questions by themselves(level-6)
@@jayvardhansinghyadav908 it's like in our education system I guess it is so much worse that to get good marks students themselves increase their potential by doing these things
Which might increase the levels of thinking
Like when you can't get a proper answer and you aren't able to satisfy yourself with incomplete knowledge you start creating theories yourself and when you research and they proofs as perfect that's the point you realise you are on other level then other students who are just reading the book instead of understanding and connecting the dots
This really hits me in a plethora of ways. In elementary school I would sit, stare out of the window (I read that in my year book as I didn't remember all of this) most of the time not even responding to someone directing a question at me and barely making any notes. My teachers would identify this as a problem. I had an attention problem they would say. I'm only ever good at things I'm interested in and I have the capacity to get basically any grade at any time even if it's the same topic. Other people around me like my mom or my granddad would say I'm slow. I wouldn't respond as quickly as they deemed appropriate I took my time with the things I did. I also would seem super nervous all the time and have ticks like twitching my nose and pinching my eyes. I mean I also wore glasses and they put some real pressure onto my nose you could even see indentations after a couple of hours wearing them, so that probably didn't help either. But it feels like it came from coping with the mental stress of being in analytical mode all the time.
And I can't remember when or how it happened but at some point I just came to believe that they must be right and there is something wrong with me and I'm simply to slow for basically anything. Later I came to a realization. I looked at some old tests of mine and something struck me. Almost all the answers I've ever given were correct. In some examinations I simply had answered way fewer of the questions as opposed to others. I always felt like surprised that time is over. Time never really meant anything to me. Still doesn't to this very day. Later in high school it was basically the same. I would make almost no notes at all. Maybe like 10% of what the others were writing when they were copying entire blackboards full of information into their work books. I never did that. I just listened and thought. I just recently realized that, my brain is simply in analyze mode most of the time. The less meaningful the question to me the quicker I am. Teachers in elementary would say I won't make it at high school (we have two different systems of high school in Germany) and gave their advice for the easier path. I chose the hard one. Now why would I do that if I really felt basically anything was too hard for me. It was really hard, because it still all depended on time. And for me answering a question could take anywhere from 1minute to 10minutes. Depending on how far my analytical mode took me away from simply answering the question in the most straight forward way possible. You know now that I think about it I was more likely operating at level 5, because trying to find the best answer to a question without evaluating the different possible answers doesn't make any sense. And it really always was for me about finding not just an answer but the most appropriate one. Hell I even knew how to cheat the system. There was this one year when my mom would promise me my first own PC when I got good grades. That was 98' a household with a PC was rare back then. And low and behold with a few exceptions I got only As and was suddenly best of class. All it took was giving the textbook answers. how dull. I still remember how the best students and teachers alike were completely mind-boggled. I wasn't. I knew how I'd done it. I simply focused on what I wanted only memorized the necessary information and puked it onto the paper. That's how you get best grades in our broken school system.
Sadly college wasn't any different. If anything it was even worse. Yes. I made college. The slow poke who wasn't fit to make advanced high school. I haven't even used flash cards except for this one time where I learned the hardcore way for an exam I literally hadn't done anything for the entire semester. I started about 4 hours before the exam puked everything on paper and went to bed. Passed. School doesn't require you to be smart, it only requires you to be diligent. That's why I hated it; it was awfully boring.
I wish I would think less though. At least for the majority of time. Would make things a lot easier.
Hey,
1. Please break the huge block of text into paragraphs.
2. I feel like you are a subvocal thinker. I think this, because it read very linearly, and I am practicing it now to encorporate more into my own style of thinking which is predominantly visual rendering/experience based. Because of this I associate between thoughs and go deep into paralle thoughs and then waste time.
3. I used to be like you, I still think I am, and is actively trying to stop doing this.
4. I also wish I would think less, hence I started doing busy work, like either playing games, or just making some gadgets, or repairing electronics etc, this puts me in a trance like state, but it is boring and is eating away at me. So i plan on stopping it.
5. My issues was that I was too much of a visual thinker and would just start simulating and rendering things in my head, I do not feel time passing, and I waste hours in this zoned out state, while I am technically not thinking, my brain is in overdrive because I am rendering novel experiences and visuals, and sounds and sensations.
6. What I have learned, and I think you should know: Progress over perfection, and result over trying or effort. If you dont have an end result its all a waste. So make sure you have an end result at appropriate times. Then you can iterate on it to make it better, but always have end result for the goal. So set maybe 10 mins to a task, and make sure u have an end result. It doesnt have to be good, but if you have a result, you can always iterate on it, and submit that result. It is always about result is what I understand.
I completely agree with you in the way the scholl system evaluates people, and it really is boring, I have had a similar experience as yours (as I think of it) and I am bored all the time in school
Being analytical and overthinking are two different things. You achieve analytical thinking when you are able to focus your thinking on something and you have to be mindful
I can totally relate. I had no problem with grades either when it suited me. But usually I'd be done with the text book by the second week. End of chapter questions all answered. Never turned it in only took the tests and rarely got less than an A on tests but the teachers with exception of a few would give me c's and d's for never doing classwork and homework. I didn't care because obviously their system was broke beyond fixing. 3 teachers gave me A's as long as I aced all the tests.
Gosh . What’s it like being a bona fide ( although I’m sure completely unrecognized ) genius . The rest of us can barely keep up with what it is you’re trying to articulate . There must be some way you could come down from your level 5 thinking, if even for a short time , to help the mental midgets around you understand.
I loved this video Justin! I wanted to ask you can you review popular book called The 21 Former Doctor Secrets by Rachel Morgan, I was recommended to read it and you need you read it now as well
This is the channel I have been searching for, for so long! Thank you for being you.
This explains why my chemistry homework was effective. It began with simple problems, some of which might not have been discussed in class, and it was up to students to figure it out.
Please go deeper. I’m so perplexed about studying History. When I understand, I forget facts. When I learn facts, I do not remember what it was about. And in history both are important, esp. remembering facts is so difficult.
you also have to be interested, it makes it easier to understand. Leavin more space more memorisation
@@rix_1723 If I get interested it takes months to cover syllabus. Then I regret being too much interested. It's a loop :/
The funny thing is if YOU knew how to go deeper you could find everything bout his system others system and how to learn the way you want
In history mind is weird.
I would recommend to start implementing both facts and understanding at the same time and make the stories alive.When learning about some event, you want to remember how it went to a gossip-y level, so your mind can understand it much more easily (for example if you are learning American presidents (I know that's really easy and straightforward but lets analyse it) you want to look at the whole American society and like tell yourself: Ahh, yes, those people, they were really mad about this on this president and they just wanted the exact opposite and then his wife cheated, because he obviously was that boring of a person, so his all career went to sh*t and then this other guy was elected an also sooner than normal in the year blah blah and society was calmer but then in year this and that there was this decision which made him also really unpopular and people were hungry and mad again. - not talking about anyone in particular, because to be honest, I studied European history mostly and also at home).
But it's really good to connect the stream of events into whole stories, to take into account stuff you imagine as person of that society - how long it would take if you married a woman in 1800's to get rid of her (if you married her for political reasons) or how long it takes to make a child (probably 9 months at the time) and so it becomes obvious that this king got mad he had no children after 2 years and got rid of his wife. This all then helps you understand what happened when and where.
History is stream of connecting stories that make sense in a whole, they just teach us history idiotically - you learn about all the people writing in this style and those years and people building these things and you just never see where they come from, why is that that they actually work in this way.
Sorry, if it started to be a little confusing, I am just saying, you start with a map and a year and you look through lenses of the societies living in that time in those countries you are studying. And there are events happening and there are reactions and there are reactions to these reactions. And it's also a good practice to take into account you moral values and just think about someone he was a je*k when he reacted this way, because in history there is a lot of stuff and you want to maximise the connections you have in your mind, including emotions and judgement about persons doing. Also use empathy and like some people, that helps too.
Hope this is not just a lot of unwanted text and helps someone.
@@nikolarataj Thankyou... It really makes sense. I have tried studying history like this in the past but the problem is I then get so immersed that I couldn't complete syllabus on time & my exam gets fucked up. I regret taking interest. Anyways I will try again.
When I was on a consulting job in China, we had a lovely young interpreter. After a week of becoming familiar with each other, I asked her what her degree was. She answered that she had a master's degree in chemical engineering, specializing in reaction kinetics, one of the hardest areas in chemical engineering. I then asked her if she had always wanted to work in that field and she said that she had wanted to be a teacher. I then asked her why she had not entered that field. She replied that she had not scored high enough on the tests. What a wonderfully different attitude about the teaching profession compared to America.
Wow, that is fascinating! The state of things in other countries really makes you think. Over here in Nigeria, there's little to no respect for teachers at all. It is an unspoken fact that no one willingly enters the profession, they 'end up there' . Except for the public(notably 'unity schools' as we call em')and some private schools with acceptable standards, so many teachers are under qualified and paid poorly so it's surprising that someone of such caliber will fail a test that will be seen as a mere formality over here🤌
My experience of China is very different: university professors were the worst students at top universities, because the best students were going to work in a company to make more money.
Also, what your story should tell you, is how riddiculous it is, that such a person that can reinvent herself in so many ways and wanted to be a teacher, was cut off from teaching because of a crazy test, that says absolutely nothing about your teaching ability and commitment.
The Chinese education system is a depression factory that actively stops students from thinking at higher levels and teaches them to specialize at level 1-3.
If you ask Chinese people, they will tell you that they are 1 billion people, so the gaokao is necessary, but that is not true. In Taiwan there is 20 million people, but the education system is very similar anyway, proving that it is a cultural thing that would never work outside of Asia.
If you want to see real good examples of good education systems that could work in western countries, look at Finland and Estonia. They also empower and respect teachers and students, without the gaokao bullshit. They are smaller countries with less entitled population, but moving towards an education system more similar to theirs would still work to some extent.
Astounding. Thanks!
@@AsdrubaleRossi very well said, couldn’t put it better myself. :)
@@mefistophelesteachers in the US are not compensated for their work at all, and aren’t really respected. That’s why many are leaving the field. But I guess education in America isn’t bad, it just hasn’t been adequately updated/improved.
Maybe I’m wrong but most children think at level six before going to school and being told to regress to the boring first levels. All children are curious and by default learn to solve problems in their own way albeit small problems. Granted that we should always teach from level six even if newbies don’t know anything about the subject. It’s way more stimulating to start creating from the very beginning rather than acquiring new info without knowing what the point of the info is for. That’s why I think school destroys children’s way of thinking instead of teaching them how to think.
Congratulations, you figured out that school was made to make factory workers, who can do a repetitive task without thinking for themselves about why they are doing it.
@@menkaragamble8175 ironically, you need level 6 people to create said better system, which could indicate the system need someone who didn't get molded through the process or someone outside the system to rework the system itself, except that the system is being kept intact as is due to people who need it to be the same as it has always been.
With the current system mostly finding its roots in the USA, which isn't united yet ironically on such a big scale that one could argue it still is, other countries have pretty much taken "inspiration" from it and made it the standard for the current system in place, pretty much worldwide. Given how slow and traditional societies are in general, if any change is bound to take place, it will either need a very proactive ruling system in the country you live in, or a big majority of schools in USA need to change, I can't see the 2nd thing happen anytime soon due to money incentives, so your best bet would be to get a government, ruling system which is proactive enough to flip the whole country's current school system on its head, which a traditional ruling body would likely not do due to what they consider traditions.
@@menkaragamble8175 you're assuming things I didn't state. Finland for example didn't revise their school system until their economy had a significant explosion in terms of wealth, which pressured the government to make their change to the school system, because more of the people entered the middle class and demanded better quality rather than quantity, which is a change that ultimately came to be due to money.
Completely agree!!
The fact that 90% of "studying" is done at lvl1 should be a hint.
The concept of Hidden Time Wealth blew my mind. It’s like finding a cheat code for productivity and defeating procrastination.
I will be honest.... I have never heard of this concept but I resched it within my respective profession. This video really spoke to me. I am a level 6 thinker, and as you went through each one, I could understand each explanation because I constantly applies these levels of thinking. Especially level 6. In fact, because I grew to each level overtime naturally within my complex profession, I fully could relate to and understand each level of thinking. Great video!
Because many professional programmers, recommends to beginners building their own projects, for exploring programming or a topic. Thank you very much, this video too helpful :) !
Absolutely - you got it :)
This was really enlightening. I realize now that I’ve never really gotten to level 5… upon introspection, I find that the barrier that keeps me from learning at higher levels is laziness.
If your body is not trained, you may find that it is also laziness that keeps you from lifting 100kg 😄
With practice even high level exercise becomes natural, and not a chore - both in body and in mind
In terms of thinking, what worked for me was finding a branch of philosophy that really caught me (metaphysics), and going hard at it for several years, high levels of thinking came before I realised it!
(It did take a lot of VERY slow reading, and numerous existential crises tho)
Paraphrasing what he said, to achieve level 5 you should look at the material with the eyes of curiosity. Where is this going, in what context was this created, is this still used today, what alternatives are there, why is this important
Self awareness is an awesome achievement to unlock. From here on out it's up and up I'm sure!
@@noahhuguenin Wow! Thank you. Your comment gave me a bright idea. I tend to be overly focused on the overall process rather than taking the very next step.
@@JustinSung Thank you. I just subscribed. Looking forward to growing and changing as I follow you.
This is the most important video for studying I've ever watched. THANK YOU! This explains why I can "understand" everything for the MCAT but keep forgetting it. I need to start at level 5. Incredible!!! Thank you again sir!
You're very welcome!
The way Hidden Time Wealth dives into the concept of productivity is mind-blowing. Hidden Time Wealth tips are pure gold, and I wish more people knew about them.
This is what i needed all along, i have been stuck at level 2 for years now and dont know how to really improve myself
@@quocbao0898 at level 3
Trust me this is the most transparent way anyone has explained bloom's taxonomy. thank you for making this doctor.
Level 7: Invent a useful new language or framework for solving problems.
it’s still synthesizing though
so a loop back to create?
Are you talking about Panini then?
That's programming.
Level 8; hire someone on Level 7.
And now u have a scalable company and u get to drink mojito from anywhere in the world.
😢Im trying to make an efficient study system using
1)perrio
2)blooms taxonomy
3)ladders technique
4) pomodoro
5) spaced Repetition
Thanks to justin sung for his precious advices ❤.
Hello bro I don't have enough time to view all these videos😢.
Can you explain main points you learned from these videos?😅
You explain even challenging subjects so effectively.
The way I learned music reminds me of the last part of this video. I took some private lessons late in my high school career and took music theory classes in college, but at the same time was playing improvisational music at a church. I had to figure out how to create musical parts in real time without any written music without really having much time with the rudiments but having some theory knowledge. I’ve always felt that it was a top down approach; and it enabled me to be able to play at a high level in a relatively short period of time. It was essentially like navigating one’s way through a forest by starting with a map of the forest whereas the traditional music student was starting with a diagram of cell of a tree. Starting with that level of detail will likely keep most from ever being a higher level performing musician.
Hello I also want to learn that because I can play music with the script (sorry I don’t know if it’s called like that, I’m french). I took music as an option in High school but I think that it was superficial because I can only play music with a script and if one of those notes (C,D,E,F,G,H,A,B) are written on top of the figure. The script is divided in several “segments” so I learn the left hand first then the right hand then learn to play them together for each segments then the whole music.
But that means I only know how to use my hands to play piano but don’t know how to play improvisational music or create musical parts in real time…
So how did you make your way through this challenge ? Was it through the private lessons ?
This is your best video. Period. Now please make the sequel with a live demonstration video and that will help people of this earth.
E, we really need examples of it
You can sign up for a free webinar showing a demonstration and they'll email it to you!
@@gabdeneshashaq1313 how do i do that?
@@gabdeneshashaq1313 how
This video blew my mind! No matter how long or hard I study for, I always felt like something was missing in my study routine - now I know what it was. 😄
Glad it was helpful!
I really relate to level 5 and 6 (I'm in UK high school for reference), and yes most of the time I feel like I'm progressing through new material so slowly. I'm constantly creating hypotheseses to unanswered questions and finding connections between basically every subject from physics to history to socialising in everyday life, formulating seemingly far-fetched but often accurate ideas about the concepts of life. I'll be constantly researching until I understand the why to every situation, deeply thinking about and analysing EVERYTHING. I'm ready to adapt my attitudes and knowledge at any moment, given evidence for it.
I've always been a 100% student and "gifted" kid, and in fact I have previously hypothesised that my success is due to my attitude to learning e.g. some of the ways I listed above. This video virtually confirms that.
Honestly i used to be bored with the basic questions and used to breeze past them... finding the upper orders of thinking has helped me revitalize my spirit and vigor for learning and most importantly stimulated my thirst for knowledge... Really helpful video
Im really loving this channel. Makes complete sense, I try and teach level 4/5 as a lecturer but not many of my students are ready to think that way, perhaps partly because I am not teaching a very high level course and often over deliver what is required. I really love sitting down with myself and trying to design a new way to explore and come up with a hypothesis on a new idea though, something I wish I had the time to do constantly. Having thought deeply about certain topics, this all makes complete sense and is very helpful to know the mechanisms in action.
I usually go up to level three when studying for any of my tests. Being able to apply what you’ve learned is definitely one of the most important things to be able to do.
Thank you dr sung….this is literally what examiners and tutors never ever tell us…and resultantly we end up thinking we are not route learning enough and we need to absorb more and more information…..
best video i have ever seen, this opened a new world for me on learning. I am using level 5 next time I will study, wish me luck
Hidden Time Wealth is so unique. I can’t believe I hadn’t heard about it sooner. It’s amazing how life-changing this can be for anyone battling procrastination.
Mathematicians working casually in level 6 by generating theorems ... I see this is true, many mathematicians thinking for a problem in weeks, months and even years.
I'm not a mathematician, but once I solved a pretty hard problem. A lot of theorems, definitions were in solution (8 pages of proofs + definitions)
Thank you for the acknowledgement. I usually keep large white boards on my walls and pages of mathematical ideas, proofs, frameworks, notations on the cabinet doors in my kitchen. This would be a way for me to constantly remain proficient at levels 1 through 5, by looking at the material on my walls showing ideas. I worked on the Riemann Hypothesis for 6 or 7 years because it's the hardest problem I've ever thought about. This video hit home for me.
@@hotelmasternm geez you are a different kind of crazy! keep it up
This usually starts maybe with the Bachelor's thesis, probably later. Proving a genuinely new theorem that is not just a corollary of a more abstract theorem is hard to get to.
This is for sure the most important educational single video that I've seen in my hole life. I created this account specifically to watch content to learn new things, and I'm glad I've found this jewel. For sure I'm taking his program in a near future.
I don't think I've ever thought about learning in this way before! Thanks for the video
I find it fascinating to draw connections between these levels of thinking and my own academic success. The times I have learned the most were the times I unknowingly implemented the most of these levels of understanding.
Thank you so much for making this video! I've never head of this before and I find it so fascinating. It made me realize I do level four thinking naturally in my day to day life all the time, and I am extremely exhausted by it and just wish I could stop it, but when I'm studying I find myself doing level 1 like I was taught in school. Which made me hate school, yet now that I continued my studies years later I find myself still doing it! It's crazy, hopefully this video and your channel will help me fix this.
This is a stunning breakdown of the thinking process! Thank you for making this amazing video!
And thank you for leaving your amazing comment :)
substance starts at 1:17
I really liked it, being a researcher I must know how to learn most efficiently at the first place , and level 6 is my kinda level ..
Holy shit. I was a national ranker in pre-uni and pre-med, but the mindset shift struck me hard in Uni. Im in year 2 now, and my grades dropped from 9.95+ in Pre Uni to 9.0s.. Really needed to re-remember this concept consciously. Thanks a lot.
This is an interesting way of looking at thought. Initially looking at the title of the video I was considering “concrete and abstract” as levels of thought. I believe there’s a case to be made for it, advanced algebra and calculus requires abstract thinking in order to solve complex problems. Even some puzzles may require you to make blind leaps to solve. So abstract thinking in relation to this chart would be probably the whole upper half because it requires you to make a hypothesis, analyze and prioritize your idea until you can disprove or affirm it. Which would make concrete thought the lower half dealing strictly with memory, understanding, and application of information.
Justin sung, what else could we ask of.
Lots of love from Nigeria.
Your most useful video so far IMO
You sure this isn’t recency bias?
@@jjgg2627 Maybe, but I’ve seen a lot of his stuff and never got this good of an insight before
Thanks! I didn't know the Bloom's revised taxonomy and I found it comparable to the seven steps of learning (linked to the vital processes) from Koenraad Van Houten:
1. breathing - perceiving, without any understanding - unconscious incompetence
2. warming - we realize we need to learn something - conscious incompetence
3. nourishing, digestion - active elaboration, requires effort - conscious competence
4. secreting/separating/sorting - we start to form personal judgjements and skills become individualized - reflective competence
5. maintaining - we continue to exercies evaluating our own performance, we don't need to apply effort to apply our skills - unconscious competence
6. growing - we are able to solve complex problems and apply skills in new ways - creative competence
7. reproducing - we are now able to create something new based on previous knowledge and skills - intuitive competence
Wow! I think this explains why the learning curve dips around level 4, right after you think you know everything and you come across all these new challenges. Thank you for this good video.
Levels of learning and not of thinking. I think it should be mentioned this way
True
Not the initial learning stage, however, simply the 'encapsulation' or 'consolidation' stage, where you ensure that you understand what you have 'learnt'.
I think I reached level 4 when i was 14, I could simulate scenarios and tried thinking of how other's would do it, studying their behaviour and pattern. I can also learn languages in my head, a technique my friend who is a polygot speaking 18+ languages. But this brain of mine made me question myself, my morals and my goals as there wasn't anyone I could speak comfortable with.
@Dex_Destroyer, I am in the same boat as you are.
Due to the type of mind I have, there is hardly anyone I kan komfortably talk to without me me having to dumb down every konversation.
It is so tiring and exhausting for me.
@Dex_Destroyer, if you are willing to share, I'd love to know more about the technique you make use of in learning new languages.
I look forward to your response with anticipation.
@ChindaAmadi Just expose yourself to the language more. Listen to podcast, audiobooks, RUclips videos, movies. Learn 5 to 10 new words a day. And when you are proficient enough you can immerse yourself in different scenarios I your mind. It's like day dreaming for me. And it also helps if you can speak in that language with someone else. And most importantly, don't be afraid to make mistakes, as it's part of the learning process.
@@ChindaAmadi I liked to read, so I read my favourite novel series in German.
@@Dex_Destroyeroh I want to learn this language now that I finished high school because I haven’t been following. When I was in secondary school (the 2th year) I could speak and all that but lost everything the next year and it worsen with covid so thank you, I will apply the advice you gave previously to relearn it !
After watching this amazing video I realized that I, as a secondary school level (grade 9) student, am thinking at level 5. I always evaluated many concepts taught to me as he mentioned in the video about evaluating and this is how I got A+ in almost every subject I am studying. Although I found myself being slow in reality, I wasn't. So, this video really helped me to analyze my levels of thinking. Thank you, Justin.
I lowkey realised i did most of and level 5, this helped me identify how to work more productively towards my studying ty.
For whatever reason, for me, level five is more intuitive than four. I think mentally placing myself in a position to act on information forces me to focus on the important parts of a problem/situation rather than leave myself to overthink. Great video, I'm officially a fan!
Richard Feynman is a example of level 6 of thinking
3:40 The Piramind 😮
Pyramid
Sir as you said level 4 and level 5 are time consuming but every effective which i agree to. But how do we do this type of learning in Medical school with such a vast syllabus and less time duration?
Good question - I have other videos going through medical examples which you can see how it can be applied. GOod luck!
Totally agree the creativity with studies is a very unique hability and just for gifted persons
13:23 - I agree with everything stated so far, for the most part..and I want to add that those who naturally reach higher levels of thinking (such as levels 4-6) with consistency are generally in the top 1-3 percentile of thinkers. Also I think that a 7th level would be to take knowledge, methods and tools from each level up to 6 to create a system that enhances and reinforces higher level thinking, transcending into a state of overview like observations of the learning progressions themselves. Through level 6 thinking aimed at the creation of an operating system that allows for greater integration, condensation and externalization of knowledge which makes a drastic increase to the capacity for objectivity. This level is where I think one of if not the most powerful tool to increase our knowledge, is the recognition that we do not know, what we do not know, and must know that as truth, to know we must seek the unknown. I think where I disagree has likely been illustrated now so I will not delve into greater details.
Summary
There are six levels of thinking that every student should master, leading to different levels of results. Many students struggle to reach higher levels of thinking, causing stress and frustration. Learning to think deliberately at the right level is crucial for academic success.
Highlights
📚 Six levels of thinking every student should master
🤔 Most students get stuck in the lower levels of thinking
⏰ Thinking at the wrong level causes stress and wastes time
💪 Deliberate thinking is key to achieving top academic results
🧠 Level five thinking is crucial for reaching top results
📖 Bloom’s revised taxonomy is an underrated principle for learning
🎓 Level six thinking is less important for most people
Key Insights
🔄 Moving from lower levels of thinking to higher ones takes time and effort, but it is essential for academic success. Students should aim to think at level five to achieve top results. (💪)
🧠 Bloom’s revised taxonomy provides a framework for understanding different levels of thinking. It is an important tool for educators and learners to enhance learning efficiency. (📖)
⏰ The misinterpreted effort hypothesis often prevents students from improving their thinking abilities. Many students avoid higher levels of thinking because they perceive it as more challenging and time-consuming. (⏰)
📚 Level four thinking, which involves comparing and contrasting information, is crucial for higher-order learning. Developing analytical skills and using techniques like Venn diagrams and mind maps can enhance level four thinking. (🧠)
🎓 Level six thinking, which involves creating hypotheses, is less important for most people. It is primarily relevant for individuals at the highest levels of education or in specialized professions. (🎓)
did you use AI for this summary?
Wow, this is amazing. Much appreciated!
See guys, dont go for level 6 in your high school 🏫, it just spoils ur exams...,in your graduation u can dare it...peace
Hi Justin! Thank you so much, this may be the best understood explanation yet
For a good understanding we just need to adjust our thinking. This is very important for students
I did really bad at school as I didn’t understand the method of learning, I didn’t realise how good my memory was until later in life. I think at a creative level so I can summaries all understandings and compile them into a broken down and retried affect until I can for see issues that will occur and also be able to describe to others who don’t understand at a very basic level for explanation usually by analogy. Once you learn and understand something so well that you can build it from ground up, you can now learn anything as everything works in the same way once you understand exactly what you say in this video. Thanks mate. I am extra and people hate me. But I just keep learning everything I can to keep my brain busy as it I get depression analysing society if I don’t.
Humanities departments, are you listening?
9:46 sounds like depression
12:21 ah and delusion
@qploawkise level 5 is nihilism 😂
Master ShiFu: "There is no such thing as level zero."
"Well, there is now a level zero."
I feel very lucky to be learning this at this young age. Thanks Doc for this.🙏
MY GOD this video systematizes everything I've always thought and wanted to say about how to truly learn. Parts of it had me screaming by myself in excitement of having a clear description of those thinking concepts. Well done, new subscriber.
irony is that i do think at level upto 4 but can't do level 1 ( cus it sucks)😭😭😂😂. imo level 1 is the hardest , atleast other levels are actually fun to do
level 1 makes me want to pound my head onto the desk. i've always struggled with it.
I thought that way too, but it actually takes less time to regurgitate information because it's easier to remember once you think at those higher levels. So because I thought it would take me a lot, as it used to, I didnt give it a chance, I dreaded it. Maybe that's your case, or maybe you're not right about your level of thinking.
16:06 Go deeper please
So in other words, you’re just teaching people what blooms taxonomy is in a few minutes.
Yes and no.
He understood what bloom's Taxonomy means numbnuts.
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Whenever I'm trying to learn something new i always start by 3 questions that i need to be able to answer in order to go for another subject which are "what is that, where did that come from, what can i do with it" i usually end up getting it all and remembering everything for long periods of time, your videos explained what i experienced without being aware in a great clear form, thank you!
I have found your video accidentally and %100 agreed. I used to remember things i have learned but noticed that it’s impossible. Than started to create data map that enables keep records of info to reread when needed. Coming from level 5 to bottom with this kind of tool ( data map) significantly increases the process.
Your video is very much appreciated!
I am an aspiring screenwriter and even went to film school. I have been working for 4 years since uni and throughout this video I was thinking about how these levels of thinking can benefit my stories and even what characters could have what levels.
Then you got to level 6 and I realized that all these levels are necessary for a great narrative. A story is finding an answer to a question you create but not answering it openly.
Dude, this is insane! I've been an ICS student for more than a year (and ongoing); but this video hits the nail for me! I've been doing a lot of Kolb's experiential cycle to improve across levels. Now I realise that even the tiny / small issues to improving my mindmap kind of relates to elevating across the taxonomy. Mind blowing! Thanks, Justin!
This kind of explains the struggles I had in collage. I have ADHD so reading and memorization were near impossible for me. I would heavily struggle on any subject I didn't have interest in or solely taught by needing to read the material. However, anything that caught my interest I would dive head first into figuring out how it works, applying it to Minecraft or other games I was playing at the time, and those lessons stuck around.
Level 6 is also the level of business strategy, and high-level literary analysis and criticism. My English education set me up for success in so many ways I never could have imagined
Thank you for sharing. I'm currently at level 551.
As I am listening to this discussion I keep referring back to the building of the scientific method. All of these steps resemble much of the steps used in the scientific method which then bring us to a conclusion and possibly a hypothesis that can be drawn from what we observe, analyse, and consider. Thank you for sharing this video!