Bloom's Taxonomy In The Classroom

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This literature review outlines research in areas including questioning techniques ,critical thinking and listening. This chapter specifically examines the following: (a) introducing and applying Blooms Taxonomy in education ; (b) definitions of questioning techniques and the role of questioning in the classroom; (c) The importance of listening comprehension in language learning ; and (d) various definitions of critical thinking and the role of critical thinking in language teaching and learning

2.1. Background to the Theoretical and Conceptual Views The present study was based on the taxonomy of educational objectives presented in 1956 by a team of cognitive psychologists . It was named Bloom's Taxonomy(BT) after the committee’s chairman, Benjamin Bloom (1913–1999). As Alavian (2013) has mentioned in …show more content…

Instructors can observe students' abilities to exploit information and use their knowledge in response to real situation. Making students to discover or apply something by putting a theory in practical situation , or solve a problem, and manage an activity to prepare ,conduct or perform are the activities that teachers involve in their classes. Analysis
This level has been considered a far more difficult task than those given in the preceding categories because students are expected to interpret elements, structure, construction and internal relationships. Here, students must break ideas into component parts and uncover the unique characteristics of what they have been taught. The instructor may ask the learners to identify constituent parts and functions of a process or concept, or make qualitative assessment of elements, relationships, and effects. the students might also be asked to analyze and then draw a graph or diagram based on some given data.
Synthesis
Students who function at this level are able to pattern knowledge in

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