Bloom’s Taxonomy

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Do you actively utilize Bloom’s Taxonomy in class? How does it impact your teaching? 

Bloom’s Taxonomy is a classification of learning objectives within education that can be used to write educational goals, develop curriculum, and assess learning. It was developed by Benjamin Bloom and a group of educators in the 1950s. The taxonomy is often depicted as a pyramid, with the more complex levels of learning at the top and the more basic levels at the bottom. The levels of the taxonomy are:

  1. Remembering: recalling previously learned material
  2. Understanding: comprehending the meaning of the material
  3. Applying: using the material in a new way
  4. Analyzing: breaking down the material into parts and understanding their relationships
  5. Evaluating: making judgments about the value of the material based on a set of criteria
  6. Creating: using the material to create something new.

The taxonomy is often used in education to create lesson plans and assessments that involve higher levels of thinking and help students develop more advanced cognitive skills.