Bloom’s Taxonomy
In 1956, Benjamin Bloom headed a group of educational psychologists who examined the way we evaluated student learning. He and his committee found that over 95% of the test questions required students to think at the lowest level, simple recall of information. Students were not expected to think, analyze, evaluate, etc. Together they developed a classification of levels of intellectual behavior important in learning.
Answer the following questions:
- What is Bloom’s Taxonomy?
- Why was it developed?
- How does Bloom’s Taxonomy help teachers evaluate students today?
- List the six levels and provide one verb for each.
Identify the category of thinking skill for each of the following:
- Label all the parts of the Digestive System.
- Argue the importance of adequate fluid intake.
- Classify vegetables according to their nutrients.
- Demonstrate proper handwashing technique.
- Assemble the furniture according to the directions.
- Analyze the contents of a Big Mac.
