Bloom's Taxonomy
Benjamin Bloom and his colleagues first published Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. For years, this has been a very popular book. Many faculty used the taxonomy to help them structure higher level thinking skills for their classes. In the 1990s, Lori Anderson, a student of Bloom, worked with David Krathwolh and others to revise the taxonomy to reflect new findings on how people learn. The new taxonomy provides us with a great tool to help us think about what we are teaching and what we want our students to learn. Explore this new taxonomy and think about joining us in one of our workshops on how you can write higher level objectives for your course. Critical and Creative Thinking This site is part of Eduscape.com and includes a definitive overview of critical and creative thinking as well as how Bloom’s domains of learning can be reflected in technology-rich projects. You will find many other links to Internet resources to support Bloom’s Taxonomy, as well as research and papers on thinking skills. Well worth a look. oz-TeacherNet Overview Oz-TeacherNet provides an excellent introduction and explanation of the revised Taxonomy by Michael Pole. Pohl explains the terms and provides a comprehensive overview of the sub-categories, along with some suggested question starters that aim to evoke thinking specific to each level of the taxonomy. Suggested potential activities and student products are also listed. PC Critical Thinking Rubric You will find similarities between Bloom's Taxonomy and the PC Assessment Committee's rubrics for critical thinking. Visit the assessment committee page and scroll down to the critical thinking area. You can view two PowerPoint presentations by Phil Pepe about our plan. It's the Questions that Matters It's the Question that Matters provides a nice set of question stems and verb for applying Bloom's Taxonomy. With this guide, you will be able to quickly add higher level questioning strategies to your discussions. Introduction to the Revised Bloom If you are looking for an introduction to the revised version of Bloom, then this PowerPoint presentation is for you. Although it was designed for public school teachers, the content is relevant for anyone wanting to use Bloom to increase higher level thinking in their classes. |