Bloom’s Taxonomy in the Classroom

The most popular method for evaluating learning at various cognitive levels is to utilize

Bloom's Taxonomy. In order to prepare teachers and students for greater conceptual

understanding, these assessments serve as checkpoints for each learning level.

It's critical to keep in mind that Bloom's Taxonomy is a hierarchical framework, with the

lowest degree of cognition at the bottom, when choosing your semester's learning objectives. It is

essential to design exam questions based on projected learning abilities in respect to those levels.

Exams given early in the semester, for instance, might simply include questions related to

Bloom's Remembering level, followed by (and in addition to) questions related to Understanding

and Applying.

Teachers can start using questions from each of Bloom's Taxonomy's higher levels once

students have mastered the learning objectives linked to the lower levels. Teachers may choose to

emphasize the higher levels of Bloom's Taxonomy more than the lower levels as the semester

progresses and students' comprehension of the subject grows.

Teachers can identify which learning objectives may need to be reviewed in light of

Bloom's Taxonomy after evaluating exams. ExamSoft gives teachers the ability to align each

exam question with the six Bloom's levels and important course goals to assess student learning

appropriately.

Exam items can be tagged to important categories, giving educators clearly readable

reports that can be used to pinpoint problem areas and modify the curriculum to keep students on

course. Additionally, Gradescope supports formative assessment well.

 A powerful curriculum may be created and learning growth can be supported by utilizing

Bloom's Taxonomy in assessments and other areas of learning.

Bloom’s Taxonomy and the 4Mat Model

The 4MAT System is a teaching cycle that uses left and right brain tactics with four

unique learning phases in an effort to reach all students (McCarthy, 2010). This cycle can be

further deconstructed into eight parts, each of which builds on the previous one to get deeper

learning and internalize the lesson or experience for use in different contexts or learning. It is

structured similarly to the taxonomy in that learning cannot be as meaningful without the steps

being followed in the correct order, just as the taxonomy should begin at the bottom and work its

way up. There is a clear relationship between the 4MAT System and Bloom's Taxonomy. Having

said that, I want to employ both in my own educational setting to create curriculum by including

Bloom's Taxonomy levels into the 4MAT cycle.

References
Fastiggi, W. (2024b, January 23). Applying bloom’s taxonomy to the classroom. Technology for
Learners. https://technologyforlearners.com/applying-blooms-taxonomy-to-the-classroom/
McCarthy, B. (2010). Introduction to 4MAT. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=cpqQ5wUXph4.