Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom's Taxonomy is a famous learning model for
effective learning any subject. It was first published in 1956 psychologist
Benjamin Bloom.
Learning the material with the help of blooms taxonomy,
your learning will become more effective. If you can reach the highest level
of blooms taxonomy genuinely you can easily crack not only internals, semester
end exams but also competitive exams like Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering
(GATE), Indian Engineering Service Exam and others. Most students will be able
to get to the first two levels remembering and understanding. It is those
students who can reach the highest levels can perform excellently and
incredibly score high grades.
|
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Level 4 |
Level 5 |
Level 6 |
|
Remember |
Understand |
Apply |
Analyze |
Evaluate |
Create |
|
Recognizing
and Recalling Facts |
Understanding
what the facts mean |
Applying
the facts, rules, concepts, and ideas |
Breaking
down information into component parts |
Judging
the value of information or ideas |
Combining
parts to make a new whole |
Bloom’s Taxonomy is a
framework with six levels of thinking i.e.
Level 1: Remember
This level helps you to recall facts such as names, dates, formulas, definitions, components, or methods.
Examples
of study methods:
Use of
flash cards
Make a
time line of main events
List
the main characteristics of components
Along with the above
study methods ask yourself the following questions:
How would you define……?
List the…………. in order.
Who are…..?
Level 2: Understand
Understanding means
that you can explain main ideas and concepts and make meaning by interpreting,
classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, and explaining.
Examples
of study methods:
Discuss
the content with your classmates.
Explain
to a classmate
Writing
the summary of the chapter in your own words
Explain
the main idea of the content in the chapter.
Along with the above
study methods ask yourself the following questions:
How
would you differentiate between _____ and _____?
What
is the main idea of ________?
Why
did…?
Level 3: Apply
Application allows you to recognize or use concepts in real-world situations and to address when, where, or how to employ methods and ideas.
Examples
of study methods:
Try to
find concrete examples of abstract ideas
practice
problems and exercises.
Along with the above
study methods ask yourself the following questions:
Why
does _________ work?
How
would you change________?
How
would you develop a set of instructions about…?
Level 4: Analyze
Analysis means breaking a topic or idea into components or examining a subject from different perspectives. It helps you to see how the “whole” is created from the “parts.” It is easy to miss the big picture by getting stuck at a lower level of thinking and simply remembering individual facts without seeing how they are connected. Analysis helps reveal the connections between facts.
Examples
of study methods:
Generate
a list of contributing factors
Determine
the importance of different elements or sections
Think
about it from a different perspective
Along with the above
study methods ask yourself the following questions:
How would you develop a
set of instructions about…?
What is the
significance of this section?
How would _______ group
see this?
Level 5: Evaluate
Evaluating means making
judgments about something based on criteria and standards. This requires
checking and criticizing an argument or concept to form an opinion about its
value. Often there is not a clear or correct answer to this type of question.
Rather, it’s about making a judgment and supporting it with reasons and
evidence.
Examples
of study methods:
Decide if you like,
dislike, agree, or disagree with an author or a decision.
Consider
what you would do if asked to make a choice.
Determine which
approach or argument is most effective.
Along with the above
study methods ask yourself the following questions:
What is your opinion about ________?
What evidence and reasons support your opinion?
How would you improve
this?
Which argument or
approach is stronger? Why?
Level 6: Create
Creating involves
putting together all elements to form a functional whole. Creating includes
reorganizing elements into a new pattern or structure through planning. This is
the highest and most advanced level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
Examples
of study methods:
Build a model and use
it to teach the information to others.
Design an experiment.
Write a short story
about the concept.
Along with the above
study methods ask yourself the following questions:
How can you create a
model and use it to teach this information to others?
What experiment can you
make to demonstrate or test this information?
How can this
information be told in the form of a story or poem?
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