The document introduces the SOLO taxonomy for describing levels of learning, from pre-structural where a learner is unsure of a subject to extended abstract where a learner can view ideas in new ways. It credits the work of John Biggs, David Didau, James Atherton, and Tait Coles in developing and explaining the SOLO taxonomy.

1. Introducing SOLO taxonomy
So that both you and I can use
the same language to describe
how you are learning
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2. Pre-structural
I’m not sure
about this
subject
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3. Unistructural
I have one
idea about
this subject
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4. Multistructural
I have
several ideas
about this
subject
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5. Relational
I can link my
ideas together
to see the big
picture
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6. Extended abstract
I can look at
these ideas
in a new and
different way
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8. Thinking about SOLO taxonomy
The presentation relies exclusively on the work and ideas of…:
John Biggs:
http://www.johnbiggs.com.au/solo_taxonomy.html
David Didau:
http://learningspy.co.uk/solo-taxonomy/
James Atherton:
http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/solo.htm
Tait Coles:
http://taitcoles.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/solo-stations/ and
http://taitcoles.wordpress.com/solo-taxonomy/
The house analogy was originally created by James
Atherton and the accompanying text and graphics are
by David Didau and Tait Coles.