This illuminates the synthesis and re-contextualization aspects of Bloom.

1. Benjamin Bloom Taxonomy of Cognitive Processes Sets-Up The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

4. Cognitive Process Making decisions and recommendations. Evaluation/Creating Creating and inventing new ideas from known information. Synthesis/Evaluating Investigating and comparing information. Analysis/Analyzing Applying known facts to a new situation. Application/Applying Demonstrating an understanding of information. Comprehension/Understanding Recalling factual information. Knowledge/Remembering

5. Dimensions of Knowledge x Information “95% of the test questions students encounter requires them to think only at the lowest possible level…the recall of information.” [Bloom 1956]

6. Dimensions of Knowledge x Information Y Understanding Instructors are encouraged to build into their lessons understanding to promote a greater mastery of the objective.

7. Dimensions of Knowledge M Application x Information Y Understanding Use of the information is measured at the x/y intercept

8. Dimensions of Knowledge x Information X 2 To list Mnemonics as indexes (rote memory)

9. Dimensions of Knowledge Y Understanding Y 2 To explain Increase ability of students’ to state an opinion, predict an outcome, and compare, summarizing cause & effect.

10. Dimensions of Knowledge M Application Good: Reconstruct Better: Re-contextualize

11. Dimensions of Knowledge M Application level 3 x Information level 1 Y Understanding level 2 X 2 To list Y 2 To explain Level 4 Range of Analysis Synthesis Creation

12. Dimensions of Knowledge M Application x Information Y Understanding

13. Knowledge Remember information (Factual) Understand explain (Conceptual) Apply do (Procedural) Synthesize + Analyze = Create (Meta-cognition) Revised Dimensions of Knowledge (Anderson and Krathwohl 2001)

15. Dimensions of Knowledge Z Application x Information Y Understanding X 2 To list Y 2 To explain Range of Analysis Synthesis Creation

16. References Bloom, B. (1956)Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals; Hand Book 1 : cognitive domain. New York. David Mackay. Anderson, L.W., and Krathwohl (eds). (2001) A Taxonomy of Learning, Teaching, and Accessing: A revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy of Education Objectives. New York. Longman.