Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Bloom's Taxonomy to Assist Research



Article Review

“Ask the Experts: Lori Smolleck on improving science education through inquiry-based teaching”


Bloom’s taxonomy is an instructional reference to confirm all applicable levels of cognitive development are being realized in accordance with the curriculum’s trajectory.  The intellectual progressions that occur within an instructional setting are identified through the established six ascending cognizance stages. The value earned from this model is exemplified in Lori Smolleck’s, assistant professor at Bucknell University, research regarding “how gender stereotypes are perpetuated by pre-service teachers — that is, students who are working toward becoming teachers”. (http://www.bucknell.edu/x72343.xml) The student’s development of thought was determined based on the “higher order thinking skills in science classroom”. ( http://www.bucknell.edu/x72343.xml ) The triangle diagram illustrates “learning through a set of concepts that begin with lower order thinking skills (LOTS) and build to higher order thinking skills (HOTS)” that are stratified by the next incremental cognitive advancement. (http://www.openeducation.net/2008/04/11/blooms-taxonomy-and-the-digital-world/ ) The validity of Lori’s study was sustained based off their observations of “each question the pre-service teachers asked of their elementary students in relation to the six levels of Bloom's Taxonomy”. ( http://www.bucknell.edu/x72343.xml )







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