Bloom’s Taxonomy

It was established in 1956 by Benjamin Bloom Image courtesy of

Bloom's taxonomy: is an educational theory And it classifies learning areas into three domains

Three Domains: 1- Affective 2- Psychomotor 3- Cognitive

1- Affective Relating to: attitude Or emotional intelligence Image courtesy of

2- Psychomotor Relating to: physical abilities Or skills Image courtesy of

3- Cognitive Relating to: knowledge And thinking skills Image courtesy of Image courtesy of

Within Cognitive domain, there are six skills:

1- Knowledge 2- Comprehension 3- Application 4- Analysis 5- Synthesis 6- Evaluation

Usage of Taxonomy of educational objectives (cognitive domain): 1- Provide classification of the goals of our educational system. &

2- To be helpful for teachers, administrators, professional specialists and workers who deal with curricular and evaluation problems.

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Bloom’s Taxonomy 1- What is Knowledge ? Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy Knowledge is those behaviours which emphasize the remembering, either by recognition or recall, of ideas (Bloom et all., 1956, p. 62). 1: Knowledge Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy Comprehension represents taking in new information via some form of communications. 2: Comprehension Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy Note: In the taxonomy, information can be presented linguistic (verbal or written), and symbolically or experientially. 2: Comprehension Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy Application requires a step beyond Comprehension. In Comprehension, the student requires to know the abstraction well enough. 3: Application Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy However, in Application, a new problem given to the student, he will then apply the appropriate abstraction without having to be shown how to use it in that situation. 3: Application Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy 1- In Comprehension, the emphasis is on the grasp of the meaning and intent of the material. 4: Analysis Image courtesy of Remember two things,

Bloom’s Taxonomy 2- In application, it is on remembering and bringing to bear upon given material the appropriate generalizations or principles. 4: Analysis Image courtesy of And

Bloom’s Taxonomy However, Analysis emphasizes the detection of relationship of the parts and of the way they are organized. Analysis is divided into three subcategories: 4: Analysis Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy 1- The identification or classification of elements, 4: Analysis Image courtesy of 3- Organizational principles that govern elements. An d 2- Relationships among elements,

Bloom’s Taxonomy Synthesis is putting together elements and parts as to form a whole. This is a process of working with elements, parts, et., and combining them in such a way as to constitute a pattern or structure which did not exist before. 5: Synthesis Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy Generally, this would involve a recombination of parts of previous experiences with new material, reconstructed into a new and more or less well integrated whole. 5: Synthesis Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy 6- What is Evaluation ? Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy Evaluation involves making judgments about the value of knowledge. 6: Evaluation Image courtesy of

Bloom’s Taxonomy By definition, evaluation is a form of decision making, done at a very conscious and thoughtful level. 6: Evaluation Image courtesy of

Conclusion Bloom’s taxonomy is an educational theory which is divided into six skills:

Prepared by: Ziaawalhaq Moheq (Business Scholar, Bachelor of Banking & Finance) Date: 03/08/ web: scholars/muhammad-ziaawalhaq-moheq / scholars/muhammad-ziaawalhaq-moheq /

References: Bloom, B. S. (1956). Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Handbook I: The Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Co Inc. Anderson, L.W., & Sosniak, L.A. (Eds.). (1994). Bloom's taxonomy: a forty-year retrospective. Ninety-third yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Pt.2., Chicago, IL., University of Chicago Press. Anderson, Lorin W. & Krathwohl, David R. (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching and Assessing: a Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy. New York. Longman Publishing