A
New Bloom
After reading the article, A New
Bloom, I was excited and rejuvenated by the “new” levels of Bloom’s
Taxonomy. I will be the first to admit
that when my principal comes in and observes one of my lessons and then later
asks in a review of the lesson what level of Bloom’s I used I am often
stumped. Although, I learned about Bloom’s
Taxonomy in many of college courses I never fully understood what the
expectation of each level. Synthesis?
What exactly does it mean if your lesson is reaching the “synthesis” stage? The
wording alone confused me far too much for me to ever actually believe I was
meeting any of the criteria. So I just had hope that I could skirt past the question
and get on with rest of the evaluation of my lesson without my principal
realizing that I was clueless when it came to Bloom’s Taxonomy. This article however has given me understanding
of the levels and confidence that I have been applying the stages all
along.
The new framework of making each level
into a verb makes each level of Bloom’s much easier to understand. As teacher, it is easy for me to apply each
level into my lesson by thinking about what my students are doing and how they
are learning. It is also much easier for
teachers to explain the levels of Bloom’s to the students in their class and
encourage them to meet the levels by asking them to remember, understand,
apply, analyze, evaluate, and create when learning. Explaining the different types of questioning
and what is expected at each level will drive students to develop a deeper
understanding of all topics. Even at the
elementary level I think students should be involved in their learning
process. They need to understand the terminology
just as teachers to so they can identify when they are reaching each
level.
The addition of the Knowledge Dimensions
will also help educators to use Bloom’s more successfully. Thinking of how learners process information
allows teachers to tailor their lesson to individual student. Understanding what and how a student gains information
on a topic ensures greater development of concepts.
Lastly, I enjoyed seeing how Modin applied
each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy in her own lesson. Having an example of how a lesson can reach
each level of Bloom’s especially through technology was a great learning
experience for me. I cannot wait to
apply these types of questions and activities in my own lessons and confidently
acknowledge the level of Bloom’s I am using during implementation.
No comments:
Post a Comment