by Alan Haskvitz

Bloom's taxonomy has long been cited as a way to encourage students to learn in depth.  It lists a hierarchy of skills that can be used to stretch student minds and develop a variety of activities.

Essentially, two forms exist:  the original form and an updated one.  Regardless of which one you use, Bloom’s offers a way to differentiate learning and show mastery of material at a variety of levels.  This should increase the depth of learning.  

I even use it for students to describe the type work they would like to do on a subject given that the higher the Bloom level, the higher the grade. It works.

Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy
This very useful site offers questions you can ask students at each Bloom level.

Assessing Gifted Students Using Bloom’s Taxonomy
Very brief

Bloom’s Circle Printable Poster
I find this one very effective because it offers more specific examples in each area.

Bloom’s Resources

Bloom’s Taxonomy
Here are the basic and revised forms.

Bloom’s Taxonomy Chart
A good poster you can print out of Bloom's Taxonomy activities

Bloom’s Taxonomy Google Search
Images for Bloom’s -- find a variety showing the same things in different formats.

Critical and Creative Thinking
Creative thinking ideas related to Bloom

REC on Bloom’s
Articles with Bloom's featured

SOLO Taxonomy versus Bloom’s Taxonomy

The Taxonomy of Learning and Benjamin Bloom
Read an article explaining Bloom, his work and how it has been modified -- very interesting and provides some good insights for the teacher.

Teaching with Classroom Response Systems
Using clickers in the classroom with Bloom -- for literature

Was Bloom’s Taxonomy Pointed in the Wrong Direction?
An article questioning Bloom's placements