120 hr. TEFL Course Module 7-Pedagogy (Pt.3 Bloom's Taxonomy)

Module 7: Pedagogy

7.1.2 Bloom’s taxonomy 

3. Apply: Once students understand the information they are learning, they can take the next step and apply what they have learned to new situations. This displays a higher level of thinking because the student needs to understand the concept enough to apply it to something different. For example, a student may be able to recite Romeo & Juliet, which shows they can remember. They may comprehend the play enough to explain it, which shows they can understand. Now, if they can take that comprehension of the play and use it to understand Othello, they are applying their knowledge. Activities that require students to apply their knowledge include implementing plans, solving problems, and demonstrating knowledge. 
4. Analyze: True analysis of a concept requires a student to have accomplished all of the levels of thinking that come before it. To truly delve into a topic and analyze more than what is explicitly stated, a student needs to understand it completely. When students analyze, they draw connections between ideas and explore connotative and deep meaning. Activities that require students to analyze include differentiating information, organizing information, comparing and contrasting, and experimenting.

5. Evaluate: Simply the act of evaluating something does not necessarily require much thinking; we are constantly judging things we may know nothing about. To make an accurate judgment about something, however, you need to understand it completely. If you ask your students if Americans were justified in fighting against the British in the American Revolution, they will need to understand how the war began, why each side fought, and then make a determination about the colonies’ justification. Activities that require students to justify a stand or decision include appraisals, arguments, judgments, and critiques.
6. Create: According to Bloom, the highest level of thinking is when you ask your students to synthesize what they have learned and create something new. The idea behind his emphasis on this skill is that students need to be able to understand something completely and have high skills to be able to now create something of their own that is related. Activities that require students to synthesize their knowledge include designing, assembling, constructing, and writing (something original).