Bloom's Taxonomy
I have students work each control, Then they help the next person, then they watch the next person help the next person up in case he makes a mistake Ect. That also breaks down barriers in attitude because it gives them a value, And ofcourse Psycomotor is adressed because their manipulating the control. I can asses them accordingly.
How can you use the three domains of Bloom's Taxonomy to assess the learning progress of your students?
Kleinkauf,
It sounds as if you have a plan of action to incorporate Bloom. Consider how you will assess as you implement.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
To assess the learning progress of my students using the three domains of Bloom's Taxonomy during lab practice, I plan to show instrumentation and tell the correct way to pass it to the surgeon and why that particular instrument is used for that area in question. I plan to do a model demonstration on how to set up the back table for surgery and explain where all the supplies are put on the back table.I plan to remind the students that every move they make around the back table is a safety concern, the students must learn to follow the guideline set forth to stay safe and so learn to recognize and verbalize their mistakes and will then learn the correct way to solve the mistake from two way communication.
Mardi,
Your lesson plan and approach is thorough. Thank you for providing this detailed example.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
In my clinical classes Bloom's taxonomy is used by assessing my students' knowledge base prior to skill performance; can they set up for the skill; are they totally prepared w/out needing my prompting? During the skill performance how independent are they? Lastly, did they document correctly?
The most difficult part is the affective area to assess. However, by reflecting what the students' have learned and putting their learning into practical situations - by role playing - I can assess this area.
Jeff,
Any initial thoughts as to what or how you will apply in class?
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
ok this was great i think i got something out of if going to try to use some of in in my classes to see if it works out
Douglas,
Having a predefined curriculum should provide you with the opportunity to focus on teaching to different learning styles.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
Garrett,
Having clearly defined objectives using Bloom's Taxonomy should help with instruction. What are the contributing reasons students are not learning at the Application level?
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
Being in a situation that uses a predefined curriculum, I don't get to make as much independent use as I would like, but I can implement some of the items I have studied separately.
A good portion of my class has limited computer experience but is required to perform a multitude of exercises using one in order to pass the class (there is no standard of student we will turn away). Using Blooms Taxonomy theory of addressing the different levels of learning is the cornerstone for my classroom presentation. Knowing I will probably not be able to move a good portion of my students past Application is a realistic understanding I go in with, however making sure they attain at least a step above simple knowledge recall/recognition and are at least capable of comprehension of the material is my goal. For a few shining stars application is possible with a touch of analysis. Incorporating the four different learning styles seems to weed out some of the redundant questions up front.
Adam
Brenda,
What you must also stress is how to address the emotional concerns of the patient in a situation like this. The affective domain.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
Nursing involves a lot of teaching.The example I often give my students is this: The physician has written an order for the nurse to teach Patient N how to perform colostomy care. (sidebar- a colostomy is a "bag appliance" attached to the abdomen. A portion of the intestine is brought out through the skin and therefore the bowel movements empy into the bag appliance). The patient must: 1) have the cognitive skills to understand how to put the components of the appliance together. 2) they must be emotionally receptive to learning how to do it Example - patient is literally crying "Nurse, I can't do this. I can't look at my bowel movements in a bag. It's overwhelming to me." 3) they must have the motor skills to do this. If both the patient's arms are fractured and in a cast, they will not have the motor skills necessary to complete the task. This illustration has worked EXTREMELY well for teaching Bloom's taxonomy in the Nursing field!
Pierre,
Is this process written down for others to use as a guideline. Working in groups helps to engage students.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
As a pastry chef instructor visual learning is key to grasp the complexity, details and execution of any procedure. After the video I myself demo in front of my students the right procedure that open up to questions, how properly to use a particular equipment or specific tool. I also recommend to students to work in group, get familiar with product, communicate, experiment, do not be afraid to ask questions,let the spirit of creativity float around.
Ian,
A great post. This clearly identifies how the use of Bloom's Taxonomy has been put in practice.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
Bloom's Taxonomy is imperative to our program. I teach in a personal training program. One of the major components to our profession is the ability of the trainer to look at assessments, especially movement assessments, and figure out what is going on in the body of the client. This takes a large amount of critical thinking. The student must be able to visually see what is going on. Understand what this means. Then they must be able to cross-reference other assessments in order to narrow down the potential muscle imbalances to just a few.
From there the student must be able to write a workout based on their findings that will help the client reach their goals. We measure this through our live case study program. We have individuals from the community come into our facility and give our students the opportunity to train them. When the instructors check off their particular training program for that client we are able to see did they break down the assessments properly. If so were they able to pick out the correct exercises and training protocols in order to facilitate a helpful change in the client. This way we can ensure that they have moved through the steps in Bloom's Taxonomy to reach a level of critical thinking that will make them successful trainers.
Eric ,
Involving all three areas of Bloom's Taxonomy helps the students fully integrate what they are learning.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
Cheryl,
Absolutely. I've been at two schools with culinary programs. I remember the repetition required for the students with the knife cuts. Having the students help each other through peer teaching is a great support for those that struggle and very reaffirming for those that learn quickly.
Ron Hansen, Ed. D.
