Communication Blooms Taxonomy

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CommunicationBlooms Taxonomy

• P/J Methods
• EDUC 4454

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Blooms Taxonomy

• Although originally envisioned as a hierarchy,
  most educators have found that the categories can
  be successfully taught in any order.

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Blooms Taxonomy
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Blooms Taxonomy

• Knowledge
• able to recognize and recall facts and symbols
• who, what, when, where, how? describe
• What were the names of each of the three
• little pigs?

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Blooms Taxonomy

• Comprehension
• able to understand, interpret, or summarize ideas
  in own words
• What happened to each of the three little pigs?

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Blooms Taxonomy

• Application
• use of learned information in new and concrete
  situations
• able to apply information (previously learned) to
  reach an answer
• What materials would you use to construct
• a model of each pigs house based on
• the pictures from the book?

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• Analysis
• able to break down concept into its component
  parts
• able to identify the relationship among the
  components
• able to see cause and effect/similarities and
  differences
• Why do you think the one pig built a house of
• sticks rather than a house of bricks?

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• Synthesis
• able to put component parts together in new and
  creative ways
• create patterns and structures that were not
  there before
• How would you design a safe house in which all
• the pigs could live?

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• Evaluation
• use some criteria (personal or objective) to
  judge the merit of an idea, the value of a
  material, a solution to a problem
• to give an opinion on an issue using some
  criteria or standard
• Was it right for the police to put the wolf in
• jail? Why or why not?

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Blooms Taxonomy

• With a partner, label each expectation
  according to Blooms Taxonomy.