Bloom’s
Taxonomy and
Lesson
Objectives
Ways of Working
● Have mobile phones on “silent mode/ vibrate”
● Actively participate in activities and discussions
● Ask questions
● Share insights. practices and experiences
● Take responsibility for your own learning
Today’s Goals!
● Discuss the role of Bloom’s Taxonomy in 21st
Century Pedagogy.
● Demonstrate the use of Blooms in classroom learning
● Examine levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.
● Design a unit using the Bloom’s Matrix.
Think-Pair-Share
Explain the basic elements of a
What would a standard lesson in
lesson.
your class be like?
Components of a Lesson
01 Starter 02 Learning Goals
03 Prior 04 Learning
Knowledge Outcomes
Direct Student
05 Instructions
06
Practice
07 Plenary
Bloom’s
● Created in 1956
Taxonomy
● Educational Psychologist: Benjamin Bloom
● Aims to promote higher levels of thinking
● Has 6 major categories:
-Knowledge
-Understanding/Comprehension The G
i st !
-Application
-Analysis
-Synthesis
-Creation/Evaluation
● Knowledge is necessary in the precondition to putting skills into
practice
Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational
Objectives
Moving from LOTS to HOTS
● learners should move from
concrete thinking: the here and
now; the real and specific,
towards abstract thinking: the
complex and analytical; the
creative and evaluative.
● LOTS- Who, What, Where, When
● HOTS- Why, How, What if
Activity!
1 2
Create a series of tasks
Write examples of LOTS
that targets progress from
and HOTS questions
LOTS to HOTS
Learning Goals vs. Learning
Outcomes
LGs LOs
● It’s the destination
● It’s the Map ● LOs set clear expectations of what
● Teachers introduce LGs, students needs to be attained by the end of
may add individual LGs the lesson
● Teachers repeat LGs all throughout ● Teachers guide students in locating
the direct instruction where they are in the learning
process
Why are these Components
Important?
“Without a learning target, the two halves
“The most effective teaching and the
of the classroom learning
most meaningful student learning
team (teacher and students) expend their
happen when teachers design the right
energy in different directions.” “Learning
learning target for today’s lesson.”
targets propel a formative learning cycle in
today’s lesson.”
Pro Tips!
Allow students to answer: “What did you learn in school today?”
Teach students accountability and ownership of their learning
Encourage students to make connections
Provide opportunities for metacognition
Discussion &
Consensus
Thank
s!
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