Bloom´s Taxonomy

In 1956, Benjamin Bloom published a framework about taxonomy of educational objectives in which categorized: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, syntesis, and evaluation.

1. Knowledge: involves observation and recall information. Key words: define, describe, list, recall, select, recognize...
2. Comprehension: understaning or interpreting the meaning of instructions or problems. Key words: explain, paraphrase, infer, summarize...
3. Application: the use of new words into a context. Key words: apply, operate, produce, prepare, modify, show...
4. Analysis: the oganization of different parts in order to bu understand. Key words: analyze, differentiate, identify, outline, compare...
5. Sintesis: in contrast of analyzing, it means putting together the elements in order to do the whole one. Key words: combine, plan, create, design, rewrite, formulate, modify...
6. Evaluation: is the judgement of materials and method used in the lesson. Key words: assess, grade, test, convince, compare, judge, explain, conclude, select, summarize...

Those categories are useful for choosing the correct verb in order to establish the objective of lessons as well for teachers as students. Moreover, these help teachers to plan the lesson in an organized way and to be sure that instructions are aligned according to the objective of the lesson.

Resources:

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• Td.org,. (2016). What You Forgot About Blooms Taxonomy. Retrieved 26 January 2016, from https://www.td.org/Publications/Blogs/L-and-D-Blog/2015/01/What-You-Forgot-About-Blooms-Taxonomy

• Uvic.ca,. (2016). Counselling Services - University of Victoria. Retrieved 26 January 2016, from http://www.uvic.ca/services/counselling/