Bloom’s Revised Taxonomyby Bryce Hantla, Ed.D.College of Biblical Studies-Houstonbfhantla@gmail.com

Objectives-Based Teaching What are Objectives?

Goals or aims (even though these are broader than an objective) that the teacher states explicitly for the student.

Why do I need to use them? Marzano’s meta-analysis records an average

percentile gain of 25 when objectives are used in an educational setting! (Classroom instruction that Works, 2001)

Because you love your students! How do I use them in an educational setting?

Write them so that the student can see them Try having the student rewrite them in his own words

What is Bloom’s Taxonomy? Taxonomy – “n. Classification, esp. Of

animals and plants according to their natural relationships…“1

Bloom’s Taxonomy – “n. Classification method to make objective writing more concrete for the intentional educator.”

Constructing ObjectivesEx. “The student will be able to (or

learn to) verb noun”

The verb indicates the cognitive process

The noun indicates the knowledge being transferred to the learner

Beginner

Expert

Simple Complex

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Example 1 The student will be able to (SWBAT) list

the order of operations

Example 2 The SWBAT construct a model of a

human cell.

Example 3 The SWBAT use sine, cosine, and

tangent

Example 4 The SWBAT develop a product of his

choice from the teacher’s criteria.

Time for Practice Remember:

“The student will be able to verb noun.” Don’t be overly specific (regarding

techniques, etc.) Use intentional language from your charts

(Tables 4, 5, and 6) See if you can align your objectives on the

chart from Table 1 Develop three learning objectives

geared toward your field of practice

TEST QUESTION 1 Evaluate the following objective:

“The student will be able to differentiate between two birds in a phylogenetic taxonomy based on the criteria provided in class.”

a) Not Correctb) Correct

TEST ITEM 2 T/F:

Metacognitive knowledge is more like thinking about thinking than actual learning

TEST ITEM 3 T/F:

Bloom’s taxonomy was not written to undermine the educational system that had not yet been implemented by the behaviorists.

TEST ITEM 4 Which of the following IS NOT one of

the verbs in the Apply category?a) discovers b) comprehendsc) manipulates d) modifiese) none of the abovef) all of the above

TEST ITEM 5 Who said the following quote from the

extant research in cognitive psychology?

“Objectives are intended results, intended outcomes, intended changes.”