Benjamin
Bloom was an educational theorist that has made quite the impact on the educational
system today. He came up with a new way to achieve educational goals that most
teachers use in their classrooms today. Bloom changed the way of students’
problem solving to a more creative way. It is referred to as Bloom’s Taxonomy. Bloom’s
Taxonomy is broken down into six parts to help students achieve the goal or
objective.
The first
part is remembering the knowledge the student already has this can be done by
many ways. The student can observe, list, or name things in order to remember
the knowledge they already knew.
The second
part is understanding or comprehending a specific part of the lesson. So, can
the student describe, explain, recognize, identify, translate or paraphrase what
the main goal of lesson is by looking at the objective?
The third
part is applying the information they gained from a lesson in order to see it
all come together or understand “the big picture.” This can be done through
demonstrating, illustrating interpreting, or solving.
The fourth
part is analyzing the information that they have applied and learned. Analyzing
can be done by comparing, contrasting, questioning, testing, and examining the
way things are done in the lesson in order to get a better understanding.
The fifth
part is evaluating the outcome of the lesson or objective. The point of this is
to see how the students understand the lesson and what is important to
take-away from the lesson. This can be done through arguing the point,
defending the lesson, supporting their conclusion, and determining the value of
the lesson.
The sixth
part is creating a new product or having a point of view on the lesson. This is
important because the students get to give their feedback and what they believe
based on what they learned and discovered. Students can develop this by
assembling something new, creating something new, designing something new, or
formulating something new.
All of the
steps are important to help the students get the most out of their education.
Bloom’s Taxonomy helps students become individuals that give their own thought
and opinion. I think it is important for students to know that they can make a
difference with the information that they learn and discover. Bloom’s Taxonomy
helps students “think outside of the box” as opposed to just being taught
something and then never applying the knowledge that the student learned.
Bloom’s
Taxonomy continues to be used in classrooms every day in order to meet goals
and objectives. Teaching and learning new things is always changing because our
students changing. Students face different situations every day in schools all
across America and that is why it is important to make learning the number one
goal of our students. The world is changing and teaching the next generations
the best way possible will help make the world a better place.
Links to videos on Bloom:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOy3m02uEaE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r2leAxA1T8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G40ANGIDGcw
The idea is interesting and useful, but it seems like a lengthy process. With the new wave of standardized testing on a tight schedule, Bloom's theory sounds like it could not be fulfilled within the class time.
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I wonder how different learning would be if more public schools implemented this theory.