Bloom's+Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy is a classification system designed to aid the teacher in understanding how children learn and progress through various stages of difficulty. As one proceeds down the list, the activities begin to require higher level thinking skills. Bloom created his original learning taxonomy in 1956, which was updated by Anderson and Krathwohl in 2001.

[|Bloom's Original Taxonomy]
 * **Level** || **Type of Activity**
 * or Question** || **Verbs Used for Objectives** ||
 * Lowest level || Knowledge || define, memorize, repeat, match, record, list, recall, name, relate, collect, label, specify, cite, enumerate, recite, tell, recount ||
 * || Comprehension || restate, summarize, differentiate, discuss, describe, recognize, explain, express, identify, locate, report, retell, review, translate, paraphrase ||
 * || Application || exhibit, solve, manipulate, interview, simulate, apply, employ, use, demonstrate, dramatize, practice, illustrate, operate, calculate, show, experiment ||
 * Higher levels || Analysis || interpret, classify, analyze, arrange, differentiate, group, compare, organize, contrast, examine, scrutinize, survey, categorize, dissect, probe, create an inventory, investigate, question, discover, inquire, distinguish, detect, diagram, chart, inspect ||
 * || Synthesis || compose, set up, plan, prepare, propose, imagine, produce, hypothesize, invent, incorporate, develop, generalize, design, originate, formulate, predict, arrange, assemble, construct, create ||
 * || Evaluation || judge, assess, decide, measure, appraise, estimate, evaluate, rate, deduce, compare, score, value, predict, revise, choose, conclude, recommend, determine, criticize, test ||


 * [|Bloom's Taxonomy Revised]**
 * **Remember**: Recognizing, Recalling ||
 * **Understand**: Interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, explaining ||
 * **Apply**: Executing, implementing ||
 * **Analyze**: Differentiating, organizing, attributing ||
 * **Evaluate**: checking, critiquing ||
 * **Create:** generating, planning, producing ||



Bloom offers three categories of learning which are often used in teacher preparation today. Progression through Bloom's Taxonomy requires mastery of the lower levels in these domains before proceeding to the higher levels. The three domains serve as a simple checklist for the teacher to ensure they are teaching towards each aspect of the child. These domains are: //(1) Affective// //(2) Psychomotor//
 * Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning Domains**
 * Deals with emotions, attitudes, and feelings
 * 5 levels of the Affective domain are: (lowest order processes to highest)
 * (Receiving-->Responding-->Valuing-->Organizing-->Characterizing)
 * Change/Development in physical behavior or skills or both

//(3) Cognitive//
 * Deals with knowledge, comprehension, and critical thinking
 * 6 levels of Cognitive domain are: (lowest order processes to highest)
 * (Knowledge-->Comprehension-->Application-->Analysis-->Synthesis-->Evaluation)[[image:250px-BloomsCognitiveDomain_svg.png]]

Top 3 Levels of Bloom's Taxonomy: analysis, synthesis and evaluation
 * HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS (HOTS):**

__Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking:__
 * 1) Creative Thinking
 * 2) involves creating something new or original: flexibility, originality, fluency, elaboration, brainstorming, modification, imagery, associative thinking, attribute listing, metaphorical thinking, forced relationships.
 * 3) stimulates curiosity and promotes divergence.
 * 4) Critical Thinking
 * 5) involves logical thinking and reasoning including such skills as: classification, comparison, sequencing, cause/effect, patterning, webbing, analogies, deductive and inductive reasoning, forecasting, planning, hypothesizing and critiquing.

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