Bloom's Taxonomy-- guideline for categorizing questions based on their cognitive level
Upon completion of this portion of the module, you will:
Know the general principles for planning lessons
Understand the basics of Bloom's Taxonomy
Be aware of learners' needs
Teach the Thinking Process
Encourage thinking and reading critically through attending to important strategies for learning. Many of these strategies are ones that form the framework for Bloom's Taxonomy.
Supporting main ideas and opinions
Organizing
Visualizing
Predicting
Inferring and concluding
Synthesizing and analyzing
Judging, evaluating, and making decisions
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Select each icon to review some basic principles of lesson planning.
These principles are all very important when talking about lesson planning. They also are very general in nature, and later in this lesson the finer points of lesson planning will be discussed. There is one principle, however, that merits further discussion at this point:
You have heard the adage:
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day.
Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.
You can teach your students facts and information, and that will help them with some of their immediate goals (passing a test). You can also teach your students critical thinking skills and that will help them in all aspects of their life (helping their child through school, working toward an associate's degree, seeking a job or job advancement).
Select each icon to review some basic principles of lesson planning. The taxonomy provides a useful structure in which to categorize test questions and therefore is a useful tool for identifying appropriate reading strategies that will develop students' critical thinking ability. Bloom's Taxonomy consists of six levels. Each time you click on the box below you will reveal one of these levels.
These levels are identified in the graphics below. Together, these levels create a taxonomy which provides a useful structure in which to categorize test questions and therefore is a useful tool for identifying appropriatereading strategies that will develop students' critical thinking abilities. Drag and drop the application, comprehension, evaluation, analysis, and synthesis pieces so they connect to knowledge. As you do, you will reveal each level's definition.
In terms of understanding lesson planning, there is one final item to keep in mind. Realize that there are basic learner needs that underlie instruction for all students: adults and children, able learners and less able learners, native speakers of English, as well as non-native speakers of English. Consider these needs and how they are met by the various philosophies of learning. Complete the following activity by selecting the button and dragging the line to the correct box. Once you have connected the items, additional feedback will appear in the box marked skills demonstrated and question cues.
