Critical Thinking Using Wikipedia Blooms Taxonomy of Educational

Critical Thinking Using Wikipedia

Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives Original • Published in 1956 • 6 ordered categories • 6 category labels embodied the verb of the Educational Objective (EO), and the Knowledge category contained the noun of the EO. • • Revised Published in 2001 Separates the verb and the noun by creating two dimensions Knowledge and Cognitive Process Knowledge contains 4 levels Process contains 6 levels

Kn Di ow m le en dg si e on • Factual Knowledge § Terminology § Specific details and elements • Conceptual Knowledge § Classification and Categories § Principles and generalizations § Theories, models, and structures • Procedural Knowledge § Subject-specific skills and algorithms § Subject-specific techniques and methods § Criteria for determining when to use appropriate methods • Metacognitive Knowledge § Strategic knowledge § Knowledge about cognitive tasks - contextual and conditional § Self-knowledge

Cognitive Process Dimension 1. REMEMBER Recognizing Recalling 2. UNDERSTAND Interpreting, Exemplifying, Classifying, Summarizing, Inferring, Comparing 3. APPLY Executing Implementing 4. ANALYZE Differentiating Organizing Attributing 5. EVALUATE Checking Critiquing 6. CREATE Generating Planning Producing

Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy (2001) The Knowledge Dimension The Cognitive Process Dimension A Factual Knowledge B Conceptual Knowledge C Procedural Knowledge D Metacognitive Knowledge 1 2 3 4 5 6 Remember Understand Apply Analyze Evaluate Create