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EDSC U441 - Middle School Curriculum and Methodology - Dr. Lee: Bloom's Taxonomy

EDSC U441 Course Guide

Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy is a hierarchy of measurable actions to help describe and classify observable knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, and abilities. The theory is based on the idea that there are levels of observable actions that indicate something is happening in the brain (cognitive activity.) By creating learning outcomes using measurable verbs, you indicate explicitly what the student must do to demonstrate learning.

Old & New Blooms Taxonomy by LKaras UofSC Upstate

Types of Knowledge used in Cognition

In the revised taxonomy, knowledge is at the basis of these six cognitive processes, but its authors created a separate taxonomy of the types of knowledge used in cognition:

  • Factual Knowledge
    • Knowledge of terminology
    • Knowledge of specific details and elements
  • Conceptual Knowledge
    • Knowledge of classifications and categories
    • Knowledge of principles and generalizations
    • Knowledge of theories, models, and structures
  • Procedural Knowledge
    • Knowledge of subject-specific skills and algorithms
    • Knowledge of subject-specific techniques and methods
    • Knowledge of criteria for determining when to use appropriate procedures
  • Metacognitive Knowledge
    • Strategic Knowledge
    • Knowledge about cognitive tasks, including appropriate contextual and conditional knowledge
    • Self-knowledge

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This guide was created based on the LibGuides of Several Universities including Bronx Community College, Davenport University, College of Wooster, and Johns Hopkins University