Bloom's Taxonomy ©2001 Umang Sawhney 11-01-01 10:00 AM

You might be asking: Who is Bloom? What is his taxonomy? How does it work?

Why am I reading this Presentation? More importantly: Why am I reading this Presentation?

To answer the more "important" question: Bloom’s Taxonomy is a terrific strategy that you can use in the future. It has relevance in a wide variety of applications. Also, if you refer to your group web assignment, Blooms Taxonomy will help you create a website that “combines mastery of the chapter material with effective educational web design” and “provocations for readers to think about, individual or group activities around the material in the chapter, discussion questions” (MIS204 H Web Page)

Who is Bloom? Full Name: Benjamin Bloom Occupation: educational psychologist Note: recognized as the the leader in the pursuit of defining educational objectives early this century. In 1956, Bloom was head of a team of psychologists that discovered 95% of all test questions required test takers to only think at the lowest possible learning level.

The Taxonomy From his research, Bloom identified 3 domains for thinking behaviors: Cognitive: Knowledge and development of intellectual skills Psychomotor: Includes the physical movement, coordination, and use of motor-skill areas. Affective: The manner in which we deal with things emotionally.

Courtesy of Officeport. Cognitive Level: The Cognitive level is broken down into 6 sub-categories. They can be referred to as degrees of difficulties. Note the pyramid below. The base being the easiest but least effective teaching method while the tip is the most effective but the hardest to use and learn. Hardest Most Effective Least Effective Easiest Courtesy of Officeport.

What does each level mean? Evaluation: Ability to make decisions and evaluations based on facts and ideas. Synthesis: Take concepts and parts and put them together to create a structure or meaning Analysis: Able to dissect and break into part concepts or distinguish between ideas and theories Application: Can apply the new concept in a situation Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpretation, and able to explain in one’s own words Knowledge: Simple recall of data

Real Life Examples Knowledge: Reciting the Pledge of Alliance (High School Memories) Comprehension: Giving directions in your own words Application: Using mathematical formulas, averaging your test scores. Analysis: Trying to figure out why your computer doesn’t print. Synthesis: Writing a book Evaluation: Deciding whether to go to college or get a job.

Cognitive Key Words Bloom also created a chart of keyword phrases to match his Cognitive sub-categories. A sample: Level Keyword Knowledge define Comprehension explains Application changes Analysis contrast Synthesis compose Evaluation supports

WWW Hunt Exercise: Search the internet to find a website with additional Bloom’s cognitive keywords and examples. Use these words and concepts in your web page (part of the 204H group web assignment).

Psychomotor Easiest Hardest Bloom also developed seven categories in the area of movement and motor-skills. Perception: use of sensory cues to guide motor activity (Easiest level) Set: Readiness to act Guided Response: early stages in learning complex skills Mechanism: middle stage of learning complex skills Complex Overt Response: Achievement of highly skilled movements Adaptation: Developed skills and ability to modify them Origination: The ability create new movements to fit situations. (most complex level) Easiest Hardest

Complex Overt Response Psychomotor Examples Perception Pick up non-verbal cues Set Knows (has) a set process Guided Response Ability to build from instructions Mechanism Repair leaky pipes Complex Overt Response Parallel Parking Adaptation Act unexpectedly Origination Construct a new dance

Psychomotor may not be used much in classroom teaching, but they are used in real life - where? Come up with some situations that may use Blooms Psychomotor level and then search the Internet to find examples to support your situations.

The affective Level Easiest Hardest Bloom’s affective Level deals with emotions. It is broken down into 5 categories. Receiving phenomena: willingness to hear (Easiest Level) Responding to phenomena: Attends and reacts to phenomena Valuing: deciding the value or worth of an item or action Organization: Organizing values into priorities Internalizing values: values that then control behavior (Most Complex Level) Easiest Hardest

EXAMPLES Receiving phenomena: Listen to others Responding to phenomena: Participate in class Valuing: Notify authority (a.k.a. boss) about feelings Organization: Accept Responsibility Internalizing values: Work well in teams

The affective level deals primarily with thoughts and behavior of a person. It is different for every person. Compare how you act in a situation and compare how values affect your actions? Does it follow the affective level? For example, you are working in a group and don’t like their idea. Do you follow the suggestions on the previous slide? Previous Slide

For more practice, click below: Now that you have a crash course in Bloom’s Taxonomy, try to apply it whenever possible. It will help you become a better teacher and a better learner. You will mostly use the Cognitive level in teaching. Be sure to know the correct level to use with the audience. Not using, the appropriate cognitive level may either result in bored or confused audiences. For more practice, click below: Bloom test

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