Bloom's Taxonomy

Benjamin Samuel Bloom was born in

• The USA

• The UK

• France

• Germany

Bloom's Taxonomy is also known as ...

• The Taxonomy of Educational Purpose.

• The Taxonomy of Pedagogical Objectives.

• The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives.

• The Taxonomy of Pedagogical Purpose.

What's Bloom's Taxonomy and what do we use it for?

Answer explanation

The Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, also known as Bloom's Taxonomy is a scheme for classifying educational goals, objectives, and standards. Taking into consideration these factors, teachers can decide where and how to improve the planning of the curriculum and the delivery of instructions.

Bloom's Taxonomy focuses on the ... domain.

How many categories did the Original Taxonomy have?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

The main categories in Bloom's Taxonomy are ...

• Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

• Awareness, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation.

• Know, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Synthesize, and Evaluate.

• Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyse, Evaluate, and Create.

Answer explanation

Why is it important for us (teachers) to learn about this taxonomy?

Think about a topic and give examples of activities for each category: