Wk 03 Bloom's Taxonomy

How do we differentiate learning in the classroom?

The three domains of learning:

• cognitive
• affective
• psychomotive
  

Bloom's taxonomy is different for each of the three domains.

• The taxonomy describes the staged development of learning and is used to plan differentiated learning activities.
• The level of the course determines how far up the ladder you can expect to go. Remember, different domains have different categories in the taxonomy; this can introduce some complexity when more than one domain is used in the subject being taught.
• Each activity leads the learner up the ladder to the next level in the taxonomy.
• Start activities are designed to assess low order learning first. The next activity builds on the first but requires a higher level of learning up to the final activity which should be the highest level up the ladder, appropriate to the level of the course (see handout).
•  Extended activities for the most able should stretch students to higher order learning activities.
  
• Differentiation is created by ensuring each activity contains lower order learning activities as well as higher so those who are less able, get to participate in ALL activities.

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