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Bloom's Taxonomy

What is Bloom's Taxonomy?

- Bloom’s taxonomy is a classification system comprised of 6 cognitive levels used to define human cognition.

- 3 domains of Bloom's taxonomy: cognitive, psychomotor, and affective. Each domain comprises of comprehensive levels of higher thinking.

History

- Created in 1948 by psychologist Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues

- Originally designed to classify educational goals

Why Use Bloom's Taxonomy?

- Set learning objectives and goals.

- Increase understanding of the educational process.

- Assess and align assessment methods with the appropriate lessons.

- By using Bloom’s Taxonomy in the classroom, teachers can assess students on multiple learning outcomes that are aligned to local, state, and national standards and objectives.

Levels of the Revised Taxonomy

  • Remembering - Recall previous learned information.
  • Understanding - Comprehending the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.
  • Applying - Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the work place.
  • Analyzing - Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences.
  • Evaluating - Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.
  • Creating - Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.
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