Bloom's Taxonomy revised
In 1956 while working at the University of Chicago, Benjamin Bloom developed his theory on Educational Objectives. He developed a taxonomy of activities and behaviours that exemplify higher order thinking skills (HOTS) and lower order thinking skills (LOTS). It is used to rank and structure different classroom activities and plan the learning process. In my classroom, I have this poster:
In 2001, Lorin Anderson and others revised Bloom's original work which lead to Bloom's Revised Taxonomy:
Picture from http://teachershelper.wikispaces.com/Bloom%27s+Taxonomy
One of the major changes is going from Nouns to Verbs, as the verbs imply an active process. Also the focus is now on creating.
However, I still don't have this poster in my classroom!
What are your thoughts? do you use these areas when planning a lesson?
However, I still don't have this poster in my classroom!
What are your thoughts? do you use these areas when planning a lesson?
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