Blooms Taxonomy Applied

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Blooms TaxonomyApplied

• Center for Excellence in Teaching
• Georgia Southern University
• Raleigh Way

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Levels of Thinking
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Verb Watch!

• Consider these verbs
• know
• familiarize
• gain knowledge of
• comprehend
• study
• cover
• understand
• be aware of
• learn
• appreciate
• become acquainted with
• realize

What is the difference between theseverbs and
the verbs in Blooms Taxonomy?
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Measurable?
Blooms verbs measurable
(observable)

• know
• familiarize
• gain knowledge of
• comprehend
• etc.

not measurable
(not observable)
The student will be able to

• criticize (evaluation)
• formulate (synthesis)
• compare (analysis)
• solve (application)
• group (comprehension)
• define (knowledge)

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Critical Thinking
Kindsvatter, Wilen, Ishler (1992)
Convergent thinking - putting the different
pieces of a topic together
Divergent thinking - breaking a topic down into
its parts
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Blooms Wheel for Levels of Learning Student
Products
Blooms Wheel suggests student productsin the
outer circle.
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Terminology Varies

• Outcome
• Learning outcome
• Outcome statement
• Learning objective
• Behavioral objective
• others

Objective
Different organizations use different
terminology. Accreditation agencies are very
strict in definingterminology for assessment.
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Purpose of Objectives
Objectives inform the students

• what they should study
• how they will be assessed

Objectives guide the instructor

• in assessment strategies
• in teaching strategies

Objectives Instructional Design
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Instructional Design Process
Teaching Strategy
ObjectiveStatement
Assessment Strategy (outcome)
Use Blooms Taxonomy to

• Decide on assessment strategy
• Design teaching/learning strategies
• State learning objectives
• Measure learning outcomes

Hint Decide what you want your studentsto
demonstrate BEFORE you create your objectives
and teaching strategies, i.e.,build backwards.
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Using Objectives to Measure Student Outcomes
If students are not meeting objectives,perhaps
there is something wrong.
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Using Objectives to MeasureCourse Outcomes
Looking at course outcomes help us design better
instruction.
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Alignment(Coherence)
Alignment coherence between the objectives --
teaching -- assessment
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Time Out!(Lets Think and Apply)
Think of a specific topic your teach. Think of a
single learning outcome you desire. How would
you assess the outcome? What teaching strategy
wouldyou use? How would you state the learning
objective?
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Fin