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files (1) blooms-taxonomy-revised.pdf Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning 2014 BLOOM’S TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES Objectives state what we want our students to learn and be able to do. A statement of an objective contains a noun (type of knowledge) and a verb (type of cognitive process using the knowledge). General form of a learning objective: Students will be able to verb noun phrase. Examples: Students will be able to design an experiment to test a hypothesis. Students will be able to distinguish among confederal, federal, and unitary systems of government. Students will be able to differentiate between rational and irrational numbers. The Knowledge Dimension Factual Conceptual Procedural Metacognitive D E F IN E D The basic elements students must know to be acquainted with a discipline or solve problems in it The interrelationship among the basic elements within a larger structure that enables them to function together How to do something, methods of inquiry, and criteria for using skills, algorithms, techniques, and methods Knowledge of cognition in general as well as awareness and knowledge of one’s own cognition S U B T Y P E S Terminology Symbols Specific details Specific elements Classification Categories Principles Generalizations Theories Models Skills Algorithms Techniques Methods Criteria for judgment Strategies for learning Knowledge about cognitive tasks Self-knowledge E X A M P L E Works by an artist Historical events Components of a cell Periods of geologic time Models of government Theory of evolution Skills to paint a watercolor Skills to analyze an injury Methods of literary criticism Use of mnemonic strategies Use of organizing techniques Knowing one’s understanding of and motivation for a task Taken from Anderson and Krathwohl; A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, New York: Longman, 2001, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning 2014 The general form for writing a learning objective: Students will be able to verb noun phrase. An example of a learning objective: Students will be able to write a learning objective that is clear and specific. The Cognitive Dimension Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create Retrieve relevant knowledge from long-term memory Construct meaning by connecting “new” to “prior” knowledge Use a procedure to perform exercises or solve problems Break material into its constituent parts and relate parts to whole Make judgments based on criteria or standards Put elements together to form a coherent whole V E R B S Remember Recognize Identify Recall Retrieve Understand Interpret Clarify Paraphrase Illustrate Classify Categorize Summarize Generalize Infer Conclude Explain Predict Compare Contrast Map Apply Execute Carry out Use Implement Differentiate Analyze Discriminate Focus Distinguish Select Organize Outline Integrate Structure Attribute Deconstruct Evaluate Check Coordinate Detect Monitor Test Critique Judge Create Generate Hypothesize Plan Design Produce Construct Q U E S T IO N S What happened after .. How many .. What is .. Who did .. Where did .. occur? How would you explain Read More …