6 Levels of Thinking Every Student MUST Master
AI prompt:
Give me questions at a 2nd year university level for Databases at Bloom’s revised taxonomy level 5
Certainly. I’ll provide you with questions at a 2nd year university level for Databases, focusing on Bloom’s revised taxonomy level 5, which corresponds to the “Evaluate” category. This level involves making judgments based on criteria and standards through checking and critiquing. Here are some questions:
- Compare and contrast the ACID properties in relational databases with the BASE properties in NoSQL databases. Evaluate their suitability for different types of applications.
- Critically assess the impact of denormalization on database performance and data integrity. In what scenarios might the benefits outweigh the drawbacks?
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different indexing strategies in improving query performance. How would you determine the most appropriate indexing approach for a given database schema?
- Analyze the trade-offs between using stored procedures and implementing business logic in application code. In what situations would you recommend one approach over the other?
- Compare the concurrency control mechanisms of optimistic and pessimistic locking. Evaluate their appropriateness for different types of database transactions.
- Critique the use of ORM (Object-Relational Mapping) frameworks in database applications. What are the potential pitfalls, and how might they be mitigated?
- Assess the implications of choosing between a star schema and a snowflake schema in data warehouse design. How would you justify your choice for a specific business scenario?
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different JOIN algorithms (nested loop, hash join, merge join) in query optimization. How would you determine which algorithm is most suitable for a given query?
- Analyze the impact of using materialized views on database performance and maintenance. In what situations would you recommend their use, and what are the potential drawbacks?
- Compare and contrast the CAP theorem’s implications for relational databases and distributed NoSQL databases. How would you evaluate which type of database is more suitable for a given application? These questions require students to critically evaluate various database concepts, comparing different approaches, assessing trade-offs, and making judgments based on specific criteria. They align with the “Evaluate” level of Bloom’s revised taxonomy, encouraging higher-order thinking skills appropriate for 2nd year university students studying Databases. Would you like me to elaborate on any of these questions or provide additional context?
Bloom’s revised taxonomy level 5
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list of Bloom’s taxonomy verbs, created by the University of Arkansas. Using these verbs can help learners explicitly navigate what they must do to demonstrate their mastery of the objective.
