Bloom's Taxonomy is a form of classification for different kinds of questions according to six levels of higher level thinking. Bloom's taxonomy has contributed to the teaching styles of most, if not all, teachers. Also, while it represents the learning process, it does not enforce the notion that learners must start at the lowest taxonomic level and then slowly work their way up. Instead, the learning process can be started at virtually any level.
Bloom's Taxonomy was revised by Anderson and Krathwohl and accounts for many traditional practices which take place in the classroom practices, attitudes and behaviors. Bloom's revised taxonomy is related to critical thinking in that it encourages students and individuals to move past lower-level thinking skills and to not simply attempt to "remember" information. It instigates students to use critical thinking by assessing, analyzing, evaluating and applying information, with the end result of creating something new.
Bloom's Taxonomy is not very evident in Saudi EFL classrooms, due to the fact that almost all questions put to students in the classroom utilize only remembered knowledge and does not demand that students synthesize and evaluate information. Bloom's taxonomy is very necessary for teachers to use it in the classroom, especially in EFL and ESL classrooms. I would personally use Bloom's taxonomy in order to encourage my students to use higher-level and critical thinking skills. Gone are the days when students will simply be asked to remember information to order questions. Students will be expected to understand, evaluate, synthesize and apply the information in order to create innovative new creations and to come up with interesting new answers.
Bloom's Taxonomy was revised by Anderson and Krathwohl and accounts for many traditional practices which take place in the classroom practices, attitudes and behaviors. Bloom's revised taxonomy is related to critical thinking in that it encourages students and individuals to move past lower-level thinking skills and to not simply attempt to "remember" information. It instigates students to use critical thinking by assessing, analyzing, evaluating and applying information, with the end result of creating something new.
Bloom's Taxonomy is not very evident in Saudi EFL classrooms, due to the fact that almost all questions put to students in the classroom utilize only remembered knowledge and does not demand that students synthesize and evaluate information. Bloom's taxonomy is very necessary for teachers to use it in the classroom, especially in EFL and ESL classrooms. I would personally use Bloom's taxonomy in order to encourage my students to use higher-level and critical thinking skills. Gone are the days when students will simply be asked to remember information to order questions. Students will be expected to understand, evaluate, synthesize and apply the information in order to create innovative new creations and to come up with interesting new answers.
