2. Table 1: Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives for Knowledge-Based Goals
EXAMPLE OF MEASURABLE
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE DESCRIPTION OF LEVEL
STUDENT OUTCOME
Recall, or recognition of terms,
1. KNOWLEDGE When is the first day of Spring?
ideas, procedure, theories, etc.
Translate, interpret, extrapolate, but
not see full implications or transfer What does the summer solstice
2. COMPREHENSION
to other situations, closer to literal represent?
translation.
Apply abstractions, general
What would Earth's seasons be like
3. APPLICATION principles, or methods to specific
if its orbit was perfectly circular?
concrete situations.
Separation of a complex idea into its
constituent parts and an
understanding of organization and
relationship between the parts. Why are seasons reversed in the
4. ANALYSIS
Includes realizing the distinction southern hemisphere?
between hypothesis and fact as well
as between relevant and extraneous
variables.
Creative, mental construction of
ideas and concepts from multiple If the longest day of the year is in
5. SYNTHESIS sources to form complex ideas into June, why is the northern
a new, integrated, and meaningful hemisphere hottest in August?
pattern subject to given constraints.
To make a judgment of ideas or
methods using external evidence or What would be the important
6. EVALUATION self-selected criteria substantiated variables for predicting seasons on
by observations or informed a newly discovered planet?
rationalizations.
3. Table 2: Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives for Skills-Based Goals
EXAMPLE OF MEASURABLE
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE DESCRIPTION OF LEVEL
STUDENT OUTCOME
Some of the colored samples you see will
need dilution before you take their spectra.
PERCEPTION Uses sensory cues to guide actions Using only observation, how will you
decide which solutions might need to be
diluted?
Describe how you would go about taking
Demonstrates a readiness to take action to
SET the absorbance spectra of a sample of
perform the task or objective
pigments?
Knows steps required to complete the task Determine the density of a group of sample
GUIDED RESPONSE
or objective metals with regular and irregular shapes.
Using the procedure described below,
Performs task or objective in a somewhat determine the quantity of copper in your
MECHANISM
confident, proficient, and habitual manner unknown ore. Report its mean value and
standard deviation.
Performs task or objective in a confident, Use titration to determine the Ka for an
COMPLEX OVERT RESPONSE
proficient, and habitual manner unknown weak acid.
You are performing titrations on a series of
unknown acids and find a variety of
Performs task or objective as above, but problems with the resulting curves, e.g.,
ADAPTATION can also modify actions to account for new only 3.0 ml of base is required for one acid
or problematic situations while 75.0 ml is required in another. What
can you do to get valid data for all the
unknown acids?
Recall your plating and etching
experiences with an aluminum substrate.
Creates new tasks or objectives Choose a different metal substrate and
ORGANIZATION
incorporating learned ones design a process to plate, mask, and etch
so that a pattern of 4 different metals is
created.
4. Table 3: Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives for Affective Goals
EXAMPLE OF MEASURABLE
LEVEL OF EXPERTISE DESCRIPTION OF LEVEL
STUDENT OUTCOME
When I'm in class I am attentive
Demonstrates a willingness to to the instructor, take notes, etc.
RECEIVING
participate in the activity I do not read the newspaper
instead.
Shows interest in the objects,
phenomena, or activity by I complete my homework and
RESPONDING
seeking it out or pursuing it for participate in class discussions.
pleasure
Internalizes an appreciation for
I seek out information in popular
VALUING (values) the objectives,
media related to my class.
phenomena, or activity
Begins to compare different
values, and resolves conflicts Some of the ideas I've learned in
ORGANIZATION between them to form an my class differ from my previous
internally consistent system of beliefs. How do I resolve this?
values
I've decided to take my family on
Adopts a long-term value
CHARACTERIZATION BY A a vacation to visit some of the
system that is "pervasive,
VALUE OR VALUE COMPLEX places I learned about in my
consistent, and predictable"
class.
