Bloom's Taxonomy ..... A brief Introduction

                         Thought is the blossom, language the bud; action the fruit behind it

                                                                                                        (R. W. Emerson)

Benjamin Bloom and a group of psychologists (1948) studied class room activities and goals. By this research, they concluded:

            The lowest order of thinking is knowledge (remembering something) and comprehension (knowing use of something).

Further changes  was made by Lorin Anderson ( former student of B. Bloom) and a group psychologists in 1995, revised edition was published in 2001.

Benjamin Bloom created this taxonomy for categorizing level of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. The taxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize test questions, since professors will characteristically ask questions within particular levels, and if you can determine the levels of questions that will appear on your exams, you will be able to study using appropriate strategies.

            Using questions from all levels Bloom’s Taxonomy  will help the teacher or mentor scaffold learning and differentiate instructions  the easy way.

Knowledge Level ( Remembering  , Recalling)

                 Answering knowledge questions helps us recall previously learned material, facts, terms, and basic concepts.It’s  mean that observation and recall of information,

Comprehension Level:  ( Understanding )

                  Answering comprehension questions helps us show our understanding of facts and ideas by describing, explaining, and stating main ideas. understanding information, grasp meaning, translate knowledge into new context and interpret facts.

Application Level:

                   Use the information or concept in a new situation. Answering application questions helps us to solve problems by using our knowledge in new situations.

 Analysis Level:

               Answering analysis questions helps us to examine and break information into parts, identify motives/causes, note relationships, and organize our ideas

Synthesis Level:

                    Put ideas together to form something new. Answering synthesis questions helps us put information together in a new way (build new knowledge), to illustrate something from a different point of view, or to propose an alternative solution to a problem.

Evaluation Level:

             

 Make judgments about value. Answering evaluation questions helps us to defend and justify our beliefs, to make informed judgments, and to draw

Compiled from: (Judith Dodge, 2005; Edupress, 1997) & other sources