Bloom’s Taxonomy for

Evaluating in Academic
Writing
-By MBE. J Alexander Oporta
Barrera
Bloom's
Taxonomy

In 1956, Benjamin Bloom of the

University of Chicago developed a
classification of levels of
intellectual behaviour which is
considered important in learning.
Bloom identified
six levels within
the cognitive
domain, from the
simple recall or
recognition of
facts:
 Category
Evaluation:
Makes judgements about the value of ideas or materials for a given purpose in a given context.
Presents and defends opinions by making judgments about information, validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
Compares and discriminates between ideas.
Recognises subjectivity.
Synthesis:
Puts parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.
Combines information together in a different way by putting elements together in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions.
Generalises from facts.
Analysis:
Examines and breaks information into parts by identifying motives or causes; making inferences and finding evidence to support generalisations.
Includes analysis of elements, relationships and organisational principles.
Recognises hidden meanings.
Distinguishes between facts and inferences.
Application:
Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations.
Applies general ideas to concrete situations.
Predicts probable effects.
Solves problems by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different way.
Comprehension:
Demonstrates understanding of facts and ideas by organising, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions and stating main ideas.
Knows what is being communicated and can make use of materials or ideas without necessarily relating it to other materials or seeing further implications.

Knowledge:
Recalls data or information.
Shows knowledge of previously learned material by recalling facts, terms, basic concepts and answers.
Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy for Evaluating in Academic
Writing: English Strategies for Teaching Writing in Tenth Grade.

1.Individually, students are going to create an ppt

presentation about research in ELT, following the Bloom’s
taxonomy of evaluation.
2.The teacher will provide to students a ELT study.
3.Students will be focused on the abstract of the study.
4.Evaluate the academic writing process through the
Bloom’s Pyramid: Knowledge, understanding,
application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
5.Be creative and ready to present your PPT. (10 points)