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Bloom's thinking and learning

Blooms taxonomy is a classication system used to dene and distinguish dierent levels of human
cognitioni.e., thinking, learning, and understanding. Blooms taxonomy was originally published in 1956
by a team of cognitive psychologists at the University of Chicago. It is named after the committees
chairman, Benjamin Bloom (19131999). The original learning domains were Knowledge, Comprehension,
Application, Evaluation and Synthesis. Educators have typically used Blooms taxonomy to inform or guide
the development of assessments, curriculum and instructional methods such as questioning strategies.
In 2001 a revised version of Blooms taxonomy was released. The Revised Blooms Taxonomy, as it is
commonly called, was intentionally designed to be more useful to educators and to reect the common
ways in which it had come to be used in schools.
In the revised version, three categories were renamed and all the categories were expressed as verbs rather
than nouns. Knowledge was changed to Remembering, Comprehension became Understanding, and
Synthesis was renamed Creating. In addition, Creating became the highest level in the classication system,
switching places with Evaluating. In the revised version the learning domains are now Remembering,
Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating.

Using Bloom's to plan for learning

Please use the scroll bar to view all of the learning domains.
Note: this planning kit is based upon the original taxonomy but can still be easily adapted and applied to
the Revised Taxonomy

Bloom's Verb and Task Wheel

Bloom's Taxonomy and a pen

Remembering This would be something simple as What is a pen? What does it look like?. Very simple information
that just needs someone to have recall memory. This is the lowest level of questioning you can have, but it is often the one
we use too much in our classrooms.
Understanding - Although a step up from the knowledge level, a question for this could be, What are some uses for a
pen? It can be used to write but are there other things as well?
Applying Now that you know what a pen is used for, how do you use it? With your source of knowledge about the pen,
how could you apply this to whatever you need a pen to do?
Analysing A pen is more than just one part. If you are able to take apart that pen, what is the function of each part?
What is each parts importance and role in making that pen being able to do the task it is used for?
Evaluating - Now looking at the pen and building upon all of the knowledge you have, is the pen the best way to be doing
the things that it is currently used for? You have decided that a pen is not the best way to write, but what are the
arguments and reasons that you have for coming to this conclusion? You are now sharing a viewpoint with critical points
to back up your ideas.
Creating -This is where you take other knowledge and apply it to the knowledge that you have of the pen. For example,
you may want to create a pen or some other device for writing or drawing. Alternatively, you may want to compose a piece
of creative writing or create an artwork using a pen.

More Bloom's resources

Bloom's Taxonomy Wheel for iPad Apps (http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-new-fantastic-blooms-taxonomywheel.html)
Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modication, Redenition)
(http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/05/a-new-wonderful-wheel-on-samr-and.html)
PadWheel Poster (http://designingoutcomes.com/moodle/padwheel/padwheelposter.pdf)

References

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(http://designingoutcomes.com/the-padagogy-wheel-its-a-bloomin-better-way-to-teach/)
Couros, G. (2010). Bloom's Taxonomy and a Pen. The Principal of Change. Retrieved
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning,. (2013). A New Fantastic Bloom's Taxonomy Wheel for iPad Apps.
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