Blooms Taxonomy

This article examines Bloom's Taxonomy and possible implementations of it.


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We have all heard of Bloom’s Taxonomy. For me, it was a topic of constant discussion during my internship. We had the poster of the ladder in the classroom with each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy represented by a different rung on that ladder. The problem is, despite the face that we all hear about Blooms, and can recite the different levels, what do we actually do in the classroom to implement it and make sure that we are trying to work through all of the different levels.

I have found two different resources that I have found to be very useful. The links are at the top of this Blog, and I have embedded a PDF of each at the bottom.

The first PDF, from Courtenay Middle School Teacher Resources page is the typical Bloom’s taxonomy sheet. Teachers are able to reference it and see what students should be doing at each level. It also gives “question cues” for each level which are very handy when designing rubrics, or trying to think about how to create test questions.

The second PDF, entitled “Activities and Corresponding Bloom’s Level” was very interesting to me. I am an advocate for project-based learning, and evaluations in ways other than just testing. I think it stems from personal test-taking anxiety. To this day I would much rather work on a project than sit down and write a test. It is one to use the first PDF that I referenced to finding wording for each level to create questions to fill a particular subject for a test. I do not find this extremely difficult. Creating a project, however, or using ongoing formative assessment that works through all levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy I find to be more difficult. Here is where this article comes in handy.

It breaks down Bloom’s Taxonomy to include project ideas for each level. For example: “Knowledge” includes activities like workbooks, and memory games while “Application” includes interviewing, and conducting experiments, and “Evaluation” includes evaluating one’s own products and ideas. For each step of the way it offers a variety of different projects that can help your students to demonstrate their learning at each level.

As always with Bloom’s Taxonomy, I realize that not all students will always be able to achieve to the highest levels. Some students may be able to reach synthesis in some subjects, while struggling for application in another subject. However, by integrating different levels into different projects, or even tests, it allows teachers to see where their students are. If, for example, students were having a difficult time applying their knowledge in a particular topic, you could work on role-playing or creating models to help them to solidify their knowledge. These two charts offer a variety of ideas, and insight into how to better understand and use Bloom’s Taxonomy in your own classroom.

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