Blooms Taxonomy in Social Studies

Blooms Taxonomy in Social Studies 

"Bloom's taxonomy is a set of three hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity. The three lists cover the learning objectives in cognitive, affective and sensory domains" (Wikipedia). The first tier of Blooms Taxonomy is remember: being able to recall facts and basic concepts; recognizing and recalling information. Helping students to remember and recall on prior knowledge is important in learning because when you can connect new information to prior information, it is easier to comprehend and understand the new information. The next tier in the triangle is understand: to explain ideas and/or concepts. Interpreting, explaining, summarizing, and inferring are all important steps to understanding information. Next is apply the knowledge: to use information in new situations: execute, implement, solve, and demonstrate. Applying new information to situations that students can relate to is important in helping them understand and remember the new information, the first two steps in Blooms Taxonomy. The next step in the triangle is analyze; draw connections among ideas; differentiating, organizing, and attributing. The analyze is to break down the information, helping your students further understand and comprehend. Coming close to the end, evaluating is next. To justify a stand or decision: checking or critiquing. The evaluate students knowledge is important because we are assessing what they are learning, further helping them as students and the teacher to figure out what needs to be taught more or if they are ready to move on. Lastly in Blooms Taxonomy is create; produce new or original work. To generate, plan and produce the new information in a creative and engaging way for the students. Blooms Taxonomy is an important tool and skill when it comes to education because it helps break down the best way for student to learn and retain information. This took is especially important when it comes to Social Studies because when it comes to learning about history, students most likely don't want to hear it. So, as the teacher it is your job to make the information the most interesting and engaging concepts as possible. 

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