BLOOM TAXONOMY and Smart Objectives, Teaching Process

Bloom Taxonomy

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2. Bloom Taxonomy & SMART objectives 2

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5. Bloom's Taxonomy   was created in 1956 under the leadership of educational psychologist Dr Benjamin  Bloom  in order to promote higher forms of thinking in education, such as analyzing and evaluating concepts, processes, procedures, and principles, rather than just remembering facts (rote learning). 5

6. What is the importance of bloom’s verbs at the top of your lesson? Using verbs and actions allows educators to encourage success through each level of thinking and accurately measure learning. 6

7. The Three Domains of Learning Cognitive: mental skills ( knowledge ) Affective: growth in feelings or emotional areas ( attitude or self ) Psychomotor: physical skills ( skills ) 7

8. Bloom’s Taxonomy Cognitive Domain The Cognitive Process Dimension represents a continuum of increasing cognitive complexity—from lower order thinking skills to higher order thinking skills. 8

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10. The Cognitive Processes dimension — categories & cognitive processes Bloom’s Taxonomy Action verbs 10

11. 1 Remember   Foundation Thinking Skills Recognize & Recall Facts     define, identify, describe, label, list, name, match, recognize, select, fill in the blanks, spell, underline, tell, copy, listen, observe, read, recite, repeat, retell, visualize 11

12. 2 Understand   Understanding what the facts mean   explain, describe, summarize, classify, compare, contrast, differentiate, discuss, distinguish, predict, demonstrate, estimate, express, indicate, infer, relate, ask, discover, give examples, group, judge, observe, report, rewrite, show, trace, put in order,   12

13.   3 Apply   Applying the facts, rules, concepts & ideas   solve, apply, illustrate, modify, use, calculate, change, choose, relate, show, sketch, draw, complete, construct, conclude, dramatize, paint, prepare, produce, act, chart, collect, compute, determine, develop, list, practice, predict   13

14. 4 Analyze   Higher Order Thinking Skills Breaking down information into component parts     analyze, compare, contrast, infer, distinguish, separate, connect, divide, order, point out, break down, calculate, conclude, estimate, evaluate, experiment, illustrate, organize, outline, question, test  

15. 5 Evaluate   Judging the value of information or ideas criticize, evaluate, choose, decide, judge, justify, rank, rate, select, support, conclude, estimate, grade, measure, test, distinguish, weigh, argue, score, predict, find errors     15

16. 6 Create   Combining parts to make a new whole change, combine, compose, construct, create, design, formulate, generate, plan, invent, predict, pretend, produce, rearrange, reconstruct, reorganize, revise, suggest, suppose, visualize, write, hypothesize, role-play, arrange, make

17. What is meant by SMART objectives?

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