Teachers: Bloom's Taxonomy

Benjamin Bloom headed a group of educational psychologists in developing a classification of levels of thinking behaviors.

Planning

Bloom's
Taxonomy

Gardner's
Intelligences

Problem-Solving
with Chess

Integrating
Art History

Media Literacy

Standards

Nat'l Council of:
English
Math
Social Studies
Science

International Society for Technology in Education

National Educational Technology Standards

Downloads

Internet Explorer
Netscape
Acrobat Reader
Real Products
Win. Media Player

Hierarchy of Learning Levels

Learning Level	Definition
Knowledge	recall information
Comprehension	understand information
Application	3.use information
Analysis	organize information, find hidden meanings
Synthesis	5.use old information to create new
Evaluation	assess value, make choices

Links for Bloom's Taxonomy

Learning Domains
Questioning Strategies
Taxonomy Chart
Model Questions & Key Words
Teaching Using Bloom's Taxonomy
More on Bloom's Taxonomy
Assessing Learning Objectives
Higher Order Thinking Skills
A Few Thinking Skills Websites