Bloom's Revised Taxonomy

"Think left and think right and think low and think high.  Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!"

(Theodor Seuss Geisel)
 

Bloom's Revised Taxonomy of cognitive objectives is one of the best ways to differentiate the curriculum to meet the needs of your students.  Because of its six levels of thinking, Bloom's Revised Taxonomy can provide a framework for planning units that incorporate low to high-level thinking activities.  Therefore, when we use Bloom's Revised Taxonomy as a planning framework we can plan for student thinking at all levels.

An introduction to Bloom's Revised Taxonomy including a very thorough breakdown of each of the six levels of the revised taxonomy.  Includes a list of useful print and internet resources.  This presentation would be useful to use in a professional development session to introduce Bloom's Revised Taxonomy to teachers.

This one page colour poster introduces the revised taxonomy- it provides the headings and brief explanation for each level of the taxonomy.  This poster is best printed in colour and laminated to display in the classroom for easy reference.

A set of six colour posters, each one featuring one of the six levels of the taxonomy: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analysing, Evaluating and Creating.  Each poster features a brief definition of the term and includes sample thinking skills (verbs) that feature within that particular level of the taxonomy.

Click above to link to a lovely set of colourful "blooming" posters- one level per "bloom".  Download and print these posters from Swan Hill College in Victoria.

Use this planning framework to design learning activities that foster all levels of thinking.  This planning framework includes the name and definition of all six levels as well as actions and suggested products to make planning even easier!

Use this matrix in your Reading Program.  It lists a number of tasks for students to complete in terms of their current reading book.  They are generic activities organised across all smarts and catering for all level of Bloom's Taxonomy that students can select from.  An excellent resource developed by Kelsie Torrisi.

 In this mini unit on energy and movement, Robyn McNee has designed a number of activities according to the levels in Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.

Click on the links below to download mathematics activities differentiated according to Bloom's Revised Taxonomy.  These activities, developed by Robyn McNee, offer students a variety of levels of activities around the same mathematical concept:

A number of science topics organised according to the six levels of Bloom's  Revised Taxonomy.  Adapted from planning included in: Forte, Imogene and S. Schurr. (1997). The All-New Science Mind Stretchers: Interdisciplinary Units to Teach Science Concepts and Strengthen Thinking Skills. Cheltenham, Vic.: Hawker Brownlow.  Print out and use, or download and adapt for your own classroom situation.

This simple science experiment record sheet for student use has been adapted from Graphic Organisers and Planning Outlines, 1997, pp. 25-26.  It demonstrates how easily Bloom's Revised Taxonomy can be used to organise student thinking and observations during a science experiment.

Print out this planning matrix to plan activities that incorporate all levels of thinking from Bloom's Revised Taxonomy and all eight Smarts (Multiple Intelligences).

A number of Christmas activities organised across all Smarts and Bloom's levels.  Adapted from a unit plan located at http://www.bayswaterps.vic.edu.au/curriculum/l2christmi.html  (accessed 07.04.03)