Mechanism (basic proficiency): computer. Repair a leaking faucet.
This is the intermediate stage in Drive a car. learning a complex skill. Learned responses have become habitual Key Words: assembles, calibrates, and the movements can be constructs, dismantles, displays, performed with some confidence fastens, fixes, grinds, heats, and proficiency. manipulates, measures, mends, mixes, organizes, sketches.
Examples: Maneuvers a car into a
Complex Overt Response tight parallel parking spot. Operates a (Expert): The skillful performance of computer quickly and accurately. motor acts that involve complex Displays competence while playing the movement patterns. Proficiency is piano. indicated by a quick, accurate, and highly coordinated performance, Key Words: assembles, builds, requiring a minimum of energy. This calibrates, constructs, dismantles, category includes performing without displays, fastens, fixes, grinds, heats, hesitation, and automatic manipulates, measures, mends, mixes, performance. For example, players organizes, sketches. are often utter sounds of satisfaction or expletives as soon as they hit a NOTE: The Key Words are the same tennis ball or throw a football, as Mechanism, but will have adverbs because they can tell by the feel of or adjectives that indicate that the the act what the result will produce. performance is quicker, better, more accurate, etc.
Adaptation: Skills are well Examples: Responds effectively to
developed and the individual can unexpected experiences. Modifies modify movement patterns to fit instruction to meet the needs of the special requirements. learners. Perform a task with a machine that it was not originally intended to do (machine is not damaged and there is no danger in performing the new task).
Key Words: adapts, alters, changes,
rearranges, reorganizes, revises, varies.
Examples: Constructs a new theory.
Develops a new and comprehensive Origination: Creating new training programming. Creates a new movement patterns to fit a particular gymnastic routine. situation or specific problem. Learning outcomes emphasize Key Words: arranges, builds, creativity based upon highly combines, composes, constructs, developed skills. creates, designs, initiate, makes, originates.
Implications Educational implications of Blooms taxonomy include the following:
Blooms taxonomy provides a universally effective strategy for
creating all type of content to impart learning. The taxonomy helps teachers make decisions about the classification of content. Blooms taxonomy also helps teachers map content to tasks that students need to perform. Blooms taxonomy guides teachers to develop higher levels of thinking process for critical thinking or creative thinking. Using the taxonomy a teacher develops questions or projects that require the development of thinking and reflection from the knowledge level to the evaluation level. A teacher or a syllubus designer designs a curriculum as well as classroom assignment using Blooms taxonomy to advance the learning process from recalling learning materials to higher level of thinking. A teacher creates class activities based on Blooms Taxonomy