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.
Competence |
Skills Demonstrated |
| Knowledge |
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| Comprehension |
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| Application |
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| Analysis |
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| Synthesis |
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| Evaluation |
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* Adapted from: Bloom, B.S. (Ed.) (1956) Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals: Handbook I, cognitive domain. New York ; Toronto: Longmans, Green, via University of Victoria.
Posted by Jay Cross at June 1, 2004 11:32 AM
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Posted by: Jay Cross at June 1, 2004 11:37 AMI'm more inclined to lean toward Brenda Sugrue's Problems with Bloom's Taxonomy (look at the nav links on the left)
It's kind of like your own take on ROI vs Metrics. What does Bloom's taxonomy really enable in terms of performance?
Posted by: Harold Jarche at June 1, 2004 04:02 PM