What is Bloom’s Taxonomy? In 1956, Benjamin Bloom led a group of educational psychologists in defining the levels of intellectual behavior important to the learning process. They created a pyramid ...

In two preceding Fruits of Education columns, we described several tools for organizing training: the 6Ws, learning objectives, the creation and use of agendas, KSAs (knowledge, skills and abilities), ...

Over the years, I have often heard faculty describe their role as creating an engaging learning environment, effectively delivering content, and instilling in students a “love of learning.” This ...

With draft day in the rear view, perhaps this is as good a time as any to talk about player development and how those newly-drafted players might refine those myriad skills that make up professional ...

An examination was conducted to determine whether the Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Cognitive Domain (Bloom, Englehart, Furst, Hill, & Krathwohl, 1956) provided an accurate model to guide item ...

The new “question-of-the-week” is: What are practical ways teachers can use “taxonomies” like Bloom’s and SOLO - and should we? In Part One, Meghan Everette, Dr. Rebecca Stobaugh, Dr. Sandra Love, ...

I’m glad that my friend Checker Finn supports personalized learning, but it’s worth putting his point of view into a broader context. Checker is in favor of personalized learning “defined as enabling ...

Clear intended learning outcomes are a key component of good programme and unit planning and assessment for our students. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) define what a learner will have acquired and ...