Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Reflections Week Seven
We were blessed with yet another first rate effort tonight by David and Zarni. Please post reflections on the topic of Blooms Taxonomy here. Thanks, Merry Christmas and may God Bless you all with happiness, fulfillment and much love this Christmas season, in the New Year and beyond. You guys are a TERRIFIC group! Blessings, Dr. Andy
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Another very enlightening and entertaining presentation on a topic I only had a vague understanding of. It’s obvious that David and Zarni have a great understanding of not just Bloom’s taxonomy, but of other concepts and it was great to see how they made connections with other theories and ideas throughout the presentation. I particularly liked how Zarni gave us some of her own real life teaching experiences and was able to answer insightful questions using her experiences.
ReplyDeleteBefore the presentation I had the misconception that as teachers we should be thinking more about the Higher-Order-Thinking skills and it was interesting to learn that these alone aren’t enough. It seems obvious now but I appreciate asking a student to be creative may be difficult if they don’t have an understanding of the topic. So I’m thankful David and Zarni highlighted this.
I found the slides showing the revised Bloom’s taxonomy to be very effective especially with the use of verbs and how this highlights a change in thinking about education. The discussion than briefly touched on how computers are enabling students to find information and understand information more easily than in the past. This was interesting because it followed on from the discussion we had in the presentation about Creativity. As a teacher I want to teach my students where they can find reliable information and use it in creative ways.
My applications are:
1. Print out Bloom’s taxonomy and stick it by my desk. Hopefully it will remind me there are other methods how I can assess my students.
2. To be more imaginative when introducing a new topic. The first slide made me very inquisitive and gave me a brief outline which I wanted to fill.
3. To use my own experiences more. If Zarni and David had just answered the questions using Bloom’s words I think it would have been more difficult to make sense of everything. By using what they have found while teaching I found this to be very effective and a ‘very human’ way of connecting with the students.
4. My last connection is to keep any promise I make with the students. Dr. Andrew was true to his word and bought a tower of Singh (: Thanks Dr. Andrew.
Thanks Ben
What a great presentation it was! Thanks a lot Zarni and David. I was actually looking forward for this preparation, I don’t know why exactly but I was and I am not disappointed. That is so motivating for us teachers to see teachers at work in such a remarkable way. There is no coincidence to this; after the presentation I asked them “How much time did you put in this?” the answer was… A LOT. Even the best teachers need good preparation.
ReplyDeleteFew words on their presentation; I liked most of their ideas and the structure they had chosen. Having us wondering in the introduction about their topic was effective. The funny video of that guy climbing the ladder and then got his friend’s evaluation really made me laugh and thus brought my attention and so my interest grew. The Christmas activity was astonishing; the 6 groups working on different activities that related to a level of Bloom’s taxonomy… BRILLIANT. Zarni and David were letting us know what time we had left and checked while we were brainstorming if we were not off topic. On a computer side; lovely PowerPoint slides, good videos, nice animation. The last quiz was adequate. Once again BRAVO.
Applications
1)Capturing students’ motivation is crucial, we keep saying this again and again; another reminder for me and my students.
2)Preparation is a cornerstone in teaching; I can be ready to most situations if I plan/prepare enough just like Zarni and David showed us.
3)At some part, some of us disagreed with them and instead of trying to convince them they said “that’s a way of seeing it”. Avoiding negative statements; students might take it bad and stop participating actively.
Thanks Olivier
I really enjoyed this week’s presentation. Thank you very much, Zarni and David. I learned the idea of bloom’s taxonomy last semester, but I could understand much better and will be able to apply the idea in my situation thanks to the presentation. It was useful to know how Bloom’s revised taxonomy differs from original one. Also, Zarni and David explained each level of the taxonomy, and I learned that both higher order and lower order thinking is important to be incorporated in the lesson. I also learned a lot from the way they presented. As Olivier pointed out, I think thorough preparation led to such an engaging and enjoyable presentation.
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1) I especially liked the Christmas activity. It was such a good idea to do it in the first part of presentation. When I teach, I tend to do activities at the latter part of the lesson. However, I learned that I can also do the activity first, reveal the meaning of it after the activity, and then teach the main idea. It can catch students’ attention well and make it easier for them to understand the main idea.
2) I would like to be able to manage time well as Zarni and David did. Although they could not present everything they planned to do, they gave us enough time to enjoy the activity, understand the concept, and have discussion on the topic. Sometimes I feel I have to teach everything I planned and end up rushing at the end. I learned that it is important to be flexible and adjust the flow of the lesson if necessary. Zarni and David made a very good judgment, and they finished in 1hour and 30min. They had probably expected that time might run out and planned what to present first. Again, good preparation and planning.
3) I would like to use Bloom’s taxonomy when I construct exam questions. I would make sure my exam questions require not only recalling information but also other skills, such as analyzing the language usage, applying it in a new situation, and using creativity to answer the question.
4) Reading Ben’s reflection, I also think it is really important to keep promise with my students, and I try to do so as well. And I found that when I do so, my students also try to do so. Keeping promise to each other gives both sides trust and really helps to have a good relationship with students.
Thank you so much.
Chie Katsuda
A great start with these above three reflections on a very powerful presentation.
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ReplyDeleteAnother great presentation came by this week by Zarni and David. As I already have an idea of what Bloom’s Taxonomy was as I had learned about it last term with Dr. Wipa, Zarni and David made it even more interesting for all of us, by showing us how we could apply the idea in our teaching. One thing that was new to me was the transition of bloom’s taxonomy. I never knew there was an older version to it. Getting to know helped me understand the concept even more in depth. I really liked the activity that Zarni and David did in class, it introduces the concept of Bloom and also side by side teaching us how to incorporate it and that all kinds of students are present in the class with different levels of thinking. I found the activity really AMAZING. I felt like hearing more and more to what they had to say I was really motivated and I would like to say Zarni and David you were VERY GOOD. What caught my attention the most was the video clip where the guy explains about the Ladder of Bloom’s Taxonomy and his friend evaluated him. It made me laugh and waiting to see what all more was there to the presentation. I had an amazing time during the presentation.
My applications are:
1. Keep a copy of Bloom’s taxonomy and stick it by my desk and in the classroom to remind me and the students the step or where they stand. I got the idea from Zarni and David as they had put up the posters in class which gave me a thought that it could really help students understand where they stand and what they have to do.
2. Be more creative and get different stories to tell the students before class to get their attention before I start a new topic.
3. Reading Ben’s and Chie’s reflection, I totally agree that it is important to keep the promise I make with the students. This will help keep up with trust that students and teachers share and really helps to have a good relationship with students.
Manpreet
I really like this week’s presentation, and I would like to say thanks to David and Zarni. Although I have learned some ideas about Bloom’s taxonomy, I think I get clearer and understand deeper in this theory. To compare two type of Bloom’s taxonomy, the new term may more difficult to implement, and that will be the most important part that teachers faced today. We are not only teaching students what and how to do, preferably we lead them to make their own things.
ReplyDeleteI also learned a lot from David and Zarni’s presentation style, they have a very detailed and colourful power point (which can be able to understand and caught our eyes easily), as well as their video (I especially love it, I hope that guy didn’t get hurt), the Christmas activity (it was an amazing idea because they applied different levels of Bloom’s theory in our activities), and finally their perfect preparation (they can answer our question easily).
I would like to applaud their presentation and hope rest of us can follow their steps to perform a perfect presentation.
My applications:
1. We have to get over the atmosphere and cadence of the class, thus we have to observe the whole class any time to get students’ attention; lead them to thinking our topic; try to let them understand our topic by activities; let them feel interesting and enjoy the topic we are discussing. These can be implemented if we have good preparation before class.
2. As what Oliver mentioned, David and Zarni took a lot of time to prepare their work, I think I’ll teach my students how to make a perfect work: as early as possible, and after they finished their work, just go through it over and over to find out what should they need to improve. Because NO TIME, NO IMPROVEMENT, NO PERFECT WORK.
3. According to Bloom’s theory and what we discussed in class, it’s quite difficult to apply this theory within the exam question. Thus I’ll make my exam question diversified and more relate to higher-order thinking, such as I took the AOCC exam.
May everybody have a Merry Christmas!!
Fang Chao Yang
Coya, this is a strong reflection and I think you have a great grasp of the ideas presented. Personally, I would be careful focusing on perfection as this may tend to disempower students. Focus perhaps instead on the idea of continous improvement, which is something we all can buy into. Thanks for the great reflection! Andy
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed Zarni and David's presentation on the topic "Applying Bloom in effective curriculum design". I like the part wherein, they showed a picture of a flower blooming and connected it to the surname of Benjamin Bloom, that was really funny. I felt that it's an effective way of getting the attention of your students/audience. Very smart guys!
ReplyDeleteZarni and David gave valuable information on the cognitive domain with some connected activities to explain all of the parts of the higher order of thinking skills, from remembering, understanding, applying, analysing, evaluating, and creating.
Blooms taxonomy is an effective way and guide for teachers (lesson planning) for the development of their students cognitive learning process.
My applications:
1. Whenever I teach songs, I shouldn't just ask my students to memorize and sing it, but I should asks them questions based on bloom's taxonomy to further their knowledge. Songs have stories and they can however elaborate and analyze what happened to the characters/motives or to the story.This will help them arrive at a conclusion. I can also ask them to write their own interpretation of the song. Also,knowledge of the terminology is very important for the students to be able to compose a song.
2)Putting/inserting a bit of humor would be interesting for my matthayom students as they really love to laugh. One strategy that I can use to get their attention, especially in the afternoon, wherein students tend to get sleepy.
3) To be able to succeed and be an effective teacher, again planning ahead of time is very important. Sometimes, if you plan early,there is a good chance for you to go back and check whether there is balance of activities and skills to enhance the higher learning levels of your students.
Cheers and Merry Christmas everyone!
Evan
Thank you everyone for your positive feedback. It’s a bit nerve wracking for me to do presentation especially in front of a video camera; however, our class environment made me relaxed and I even forgot that Micah was video taping the whole time.
ReplyDeleteI know Bloom’s taxonomy is a very useful tool for us while constructing assessments for the students or lesson planning. However, it is a pretty heavy topic to do presentation, and I don’t exactly remember how David and I agreed to choose this topic. But, I’m glad that I did the presentation. Like a lot of people in class, I’ve already introduced the topic before however it’s always been in the first three stages of the taxonomy (remembering, understanding, or applying). I haven’t analyzed, created, or evaluated so it was definitely a great experience while working for this presentation because I had an opportunity to experience the last three stages of Bloom’s taxonomy.
As Ben wrote in his reflection, a lot of us tend to focus more on the higher order thinking skills; however it will be difficult for students to be creative without an understanding of the topic. Dr. Andy pointed out during the presentation that if we want to know about something we can use the technology to know facts. For example: if I want to learn about Bloom’s taxonomy, I don’t necessarily need to take Education classes. I can easily find countless information about Bloom’s taxonomy on the Internet. However, to be able to apply it I need to have an understanding of the topic. So although understanding is still considered “lower level” thinking skills, it is an essential step to be able to move onto the next level.
Application
1) Chie wrote in her reflection that it is important to be flexible, and I couldn’t agree more on that. We planned a lot of things for the presentation not realizing that we would only finish the two thirds of what we planned. However it is better to overplan than underplan. We don’t nessarily need to follow every single thing we put down on our lesson plan, and teachers need to be able to sense when to spend more time and when to stop.
2) I will make sure that all students feel safe physically and emotionally in the class so that they can experience learning in a safe environment and can develop the required knowledge and skills. As I mentioned above, I was not as nervous as I thought I would be. I knew even if I made mistakes or couldn’t able to answer the questions, everyone in the class was very supportive and we are in the process of learning together.
3) Students love to see their own creations and are proud of their own works. I noticed that some of our classmates had a great time creating their works and took pictures to keep the memory. When students are excited about learning, they put more effort and take ownership and responsibility of their learning.
Reflection for week 7
ReplyDeleteBloom taxonomy is one useful tool for the assessment of students. Zarni and David did a great job with their presentation and made the concept easy to grasp. They had a very powerful introduction where they started off by retrieving our prior knowledge and then showing a VDO of bloom’s ladder to summarize their key ideas.
In one of their slides it says “95% of test questions are recalling of information.” Knowing this it is really sad as this is how much emphasis we give to the cognitive development of a child. Recalling of information falls in the lowest order of thinking skills, which is the most basic of the six cognitive processes. We as teachers should encourage more complex tasks such as evaluating and creating assessments to help students reach their full potential.
- The PowerPoint presentation David and Zarni used was very attractive. I would try to come up with similar styles and creativity on the PowerPoint slides to attract student’s attention.
- The Christmas activity they used was the way they analyzed after we played was a great idea. They made us into 6 groups each representing the concept of bloom’s taxonomy without us knowing earlier. So we had fun and they understood the idea behind it.
- I would definitely try to apply bloom’s theory into my assessment to make it more diverse and include all level of thinking skills from the basics to the complex.
Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year Everyone.
Navnita Charucharoen :)
Zarni and David’s presentation about Bloom’s Taxonomy was a coherent and fundamental understanding so it helped the listeners gain those steps easily and excitingly. Bloom’s theory not help learners broaden their knowledge in order to success in life but it provides developmental steps of thinking behaviors that learners fulfill their life meaningfully.
ReplyDeleteThey worked very hard as I thought and they got the fruits not only for themselves but for another one. The method and skills of presentation are linked to each other such as they were guiding the viewer to go into the house with many rooms clearly and understandably.
Well done guys. Thank you Zarni and Davit
Application
1. How to make difficult things become easy understandable with skills and supporting of media. Beginning each lesson by warming up the students to draw their attention as Zarni and Davit presented their topic.
2. Each one has a different way of thinking and decision which will become good when they are directed to achieve good things. So I will apply Bloom’s method in teaching to help learners develop individual thinking and give them chances to co-operate with each other to create new and beneficial things.
3. I apply this method in my real daily life or my job when I evaluate a person or analyze an event or a problem. This is also useful to share with students experiences in order recall what they are learning in class linked to what they see in life.
Thank you for reading.
Khoa
I real enjoyed last lesson's presentation.What a excellent presentation it was!Thanks for Zarni and David.I real learn more imformations from this presentation.It was very clear in my mind.
ReplyDeleteIn this presentation,we understand mamny knowledges of the "Bloom's Taxonomy".As I know the "Bloom's Taxonomy" is a classification of learning objectives within education.
"In 1956, Benjamin Bloom headed a group of educational psychologists who developed a classification of levels of intellectual behavior important in learning. During the 1990's a new group of cognitive psychologist, lead by Lorin Anderson (a former student of Bloom's), updated the taxonomy reflecting relevance to 21st century work. The graphic is a representation of the NEW verbage associated with the long familiar Bloom's Taxonomy. Note the change from Nouns to Verbs to describe the different levels of the taxonomy. And there's 6 levels of taxonomy,Remembering,Understanding,Applying,Analyzing,Evaluating,Creating."
It was uesful to know how Bloom's revised taxonomy differents from original each one.They explained each level of the taxonomy.So we can understand these knowledges clear and easier.And it's also the simple point of the education skill.And i learn more about how to get ready for a presentation.They pay more attentions and get ready for it seriously.They design the activities and hang on many pictures about this knowledge,every activity they explained how can we learn from it,every activity have their purpose.They put the knowledges into the activities very well.
Applications:
1.I learn a new thing from this presentation,every education activity must have their purpose and we must put the knowledges into the activities,and when we design the activity we must make it clear and easier.
2.I learn a nother thing from this persentation,when we get ready for our presentation we must pay more and more attentions to it and we must do more preparation.
3.That's very useful to understand the "Bloom's Taxonomy".I learn a lot of things from the Bloom's Taxonomy Theory.It's very important to the currirulum design later.
I’d like to give a sincere compliment to Zarni and David about providing a powerful presentation last week. They were good role models for me to facilitate the class very effectively.
ReplyDeleteAs Benjamin Bloom stated about the purpose of education, to change the thoughts, feelings and actions of students, their presentation reframed my thoughts about Bloom taxonomy, actually I have read, listened to the lecture about this theory before but I couldn’t remember or couldn’t even know how to apply it and what is its benefit for my training job but now I have an awareness in Bloom taxonomy and it inspired me to utilize it in my daily training classes as the followed applications;
1) They showed that we can design activities to develop lower-order and higher-order thinking by using different questions of each tasks;
For example; Understanding: let students to summarize, explain…
Creating: let students to design, make or do a plan…
And we can apply it for assessing audiences as well.
2) I love the test part that Zarni and David created to make sure that we understand the content; I think it is a draft assessment to evaluate audiences and it also helps audiences to memorize the content.
3) After they finished the presentation they gave us a bloom taxonomy planning framework, it is a tool to encourage audiences to action I remember that David said this framework will help us to create activities of each level. It’s very practical!
Thank you so much Zarni and David for your great preparations and sharing with us.
Gina
First of all,thank you so much to David and Zarni for a fantastic presentation. David and Zarnitaught us Bloom’s Taxonomy.I like Benjamin Bloom stated, “The purpose of education is to change the thoughts, feelings and actions of students.”which was really useful for me.The funny Blooms Taxonomy Ladder video made our laugh and let us better understand Bloom’s Taxonomy.The Christmas activity was interesting,the 6 groups working on different activities that related to a level of Bloom’s taxonomy,about Remembering,Understanding,Applying,Analyzing,Evaluating,Creating.Our group Christmas activity was read a short story about X'Mas and answer the questions,we try to think,we need to read the story again and again to find the answer.Anyway,I like David and Zarni 's presentation,it's can help me teach chinese in the class.
ReplyDeleteMy Applications:
1.I learned that three things must come together in the classroom: One, students must reason (a bridge from their present thinking to the new thinking you are looking for); Two, students must reason about the content (the new way you want them to think); and Three, there must be a "hook" (recognition of studentsí present thinking) so that students will be willing to do the first two.
2.Thinking has become an integral part of my teaching.I infuse it on three levels: to plan daily lessons and course-wide objectives, by modeling good thinking practices in front of my students and by creating activities that foster thinking in the students themselves. I make it become second nature.
3.When my student are learning,I need to give them assignments and design activities that help them to bridge between these two, their old thinking and the new.
Cheers and Merry Christmas everyone!
Thank you
-----zhaoyi wei (Tina)
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I had learned more detail about the importance of Bloom's Taxonomy in promoting students' cognitive development from David and Zarni's great presentation. I had already studied about the fundamental concept of the Bloom's Taxonomy during last semester but this time I got more specific ideas of not only Bloom's revised Taxonomy about students' cognitive development but also the ways how to implement those ideas in my teaching.
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1. After perusing David and Zarni's powerpoint slides, I came to realize that possessing great knowledge in our mind is not adequate. we have to apply those great knowledge into our daily teaching career.
2. By using various teaching techniques that I got from class, I will alter students' thoughts, feeling and actions.
3. I will use, as much as I can, the basic solid ideas of Bloom revised Taxonomy to upgrade the level of students' cognitive development.
Zarni and David, you've DID it. Thanks for a powerful and useful ppt presentation. I like the whole presentation, especially the blooming flower from your introduction. That's got my attention. Here are some brief thoughts of what I've learned from the presentation.First, Opening with activity/game had enhanced the understanding of what we'll be talking about. Second, the six levels of taxonomy: creating, evaluating, analyzing, applying, understanding, and remembering. Should we use the higher level thinking only? That's what I've always tried to do as a teacher. Now, it make more sense that using taxonomy: doesn't mean that one is more important than the other. We need to use all of it. Lastly, I realized that David and Zarni uses
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1. As we have discussed in class about what levels of thinking should we use, after the opening activity, I can see the benefit of all. Don't just use one levels only but to build up in a ladder and leading my students to increase their ability to think. I will use a variety of levels of thinking in my teaching I think is best.
2. It is important that I need to encourage my students to use their mind to think even starting at a lower level and built upon their prior knowledge.
3. It confirm the effectiveness of using a short activity that help to explain the lesson that I am teaching or a song or poem... attention getter. The blooming image had grasp my attention, connected and motivated me to know more about the topic. The quiz at the end is also effective.
Thank for many lessons and meaningful examples.
***May the PEACE-LOVE-JOY of Christ fill your hearts this season of Christmas. And a blessed New Year everyone ******
Sr. Rose, fmsr
A very nice presentation which I enjoyed every single moment of it. Thank you Zarni and David.
ReplyDeleteI must admit that, from the title “Bloom’s Taxonomy”, I was not that excited about the topic and not expecting such a fun and engaging presentation. But the main thing which really amazed me was that, for the first time I really understood and assimilated the importance of “Bloom’s Taxonomy” and figured out how to use it in my classes. It’s very obvious to me now that it’s not that hard to activate students’ higher level thinking skills. The well-thought activity that they have arranged, made everything clear and simple and I believe that it’s a great guide for all of us.
My applications:
1) While preparing my lesson plans, think about the taxonomy and try to implement different levels of it in every other lesson of the same unit.
2) Being aware of the action verbs that Zarni and David introduced us, try to plan my activities and questions to be asked, based on those verbs.
3) While preparing tests, even if it’s not that easy; try to think of some other questions that will get students use some other thinking levels rather than just recalling.
Thank you
Gaye Sadic
I think this proves that there are no boring topics, only presentations that lack Zip! Zarni and David took what is often viewed as an un-inspiring topic and brought it to life for us all. I agree with Gaye, this is not normally something one looks forward to discussing, but with the presentation Zarni and David put together everybody came away with enhanced understanding and improved motivation, myself included! Dr. Andy
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I would like to say a BIG thank you for everyone’s very encouraging and helpful feedback. I am so happy to hear that everyone enjoyed the presentation on Bloom’s taxonomy and learned lots of useful information, ideas, strategies, and applications that they can take directly into the classroom and apply to their own respective teaching situations. It was an honor and a great pleasure for Zarni and I to be able to share with all of you the other night. We also learned so much from all of you as we learned from each other while we interacted together through discussion, activities, and much more. Bloom’s Taxonomy is an awesome and powerful tool for all teachers at all levels and is something we all need to constantly remind ourselves of and put into practice. It is an extremely valuable tool for writing lesson plan objectives and for constructing effective and quality assessment tools for our students. It permeates every aspect of our teaching. All of us have the sincere desire to see our students remember and understand the things we are trying to teach them. This is an essential and core starting point. What naturally follows on from this is our desire as teachers to see our students motivated and engaged in then applying, analyzing, and evaluating all that they have learned. Then we want them to create new things from their learning experiences that have real meaning to them and effectively prepare them for the real world. Once again it was so much fun learning with and from all of you guys.
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1. I want to create more opportunities for my students to apply, analyze, and evaluate right at the start of lessons to help motivate them to be curious, explore, interact, and therefore create in them a burning desire for continuous learning. This will help them be more motivated to then remember and understand the basics which will then open up countless worlds of opportunity to then apply, analyze, evaluate, and create more and more.
2. I hope to use the suggested key verbs for each cognitive domain more effectively in developing better and more useful expected learning outcomes or objectives that target all levels of thinking skills.
3. I also want to use the key verbs suggested at each cognitive domain or level to design and implement more effective assessment procedures such as better test questions or interesting performance assessments that really evaluate students learning at all levels of thinking skills.
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a great holiday and may God bless you all! May your new year be filled with God’s richest blessings beyond your imagination.
Thanks everyone.
David Maksel
First of all I would like to say a BIG thank you for everyone’s very encouraging and helpful feedback. I am so happy to hear that everyone enjoyed the presentation on Bloom’s taxonomy and learned lots of useful information, ideas, strategies, and applications that they can take directly into the classroom and apply to their own respective teaching situations. It was an honor and a great pleasure for Zarni and I to be able to share with all of you the other night. We also learned so much from all of you as we learned from each other while we interacted together through discussion, activities, and much more. Bloom’s Taxonomy is an awesome and powerful tool for all teachers at all levels and is something we all need to constantly remind ourselves of and put into practice. It is an extremely valuable tool for writing lesson plan objectives and for constructing effective and quality assessment tools for our students. It permeates every aspect of our teaching. All of us have the sincere desire to see our students remember and understand the things we are trying to teach them. This is an essential and core starting point. What naturally follows on from this is our desire as teachers to see our students motivated and engaged in then applying, analyzing, and evaluating all that they have learned. Then we want them to create new things from their learning experiences that have real meaning to them and effectively prepare them for the real world. Once again it was so much fun learning with and from all of you guys.
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Reflection Part II: Application from David
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1. I want to create more opportunities for my students to apply, analyze, and evaluate right at the start of lessons to help motivate them to be curious, explore, interact, and therefore create in them a burning desire for continuous learning. This will help them be more motivated to then remember and understand the basics which will then open up countless worlds of opportunity to then apply, analyze, evaluate, and create more and more.
2. I hope to use the suggested key verbs for each cognitive domain more effectively in developing better and more useful expected learning outcomes or objectives that target all levels of thinking skills.
3. I also want to use the key verbs suggested at each cognitive domain or level to design and implement more effective assessment procedures such as better test questions or interesting performance assessments that really evaluate students learning at all levels of thinking skills.
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a great holiday and may God bless you all! May your new year be filled with God’s richest blessings beyond your imagination.
Thanks everyone.
David Maksel
I look forward to seeing you all back in class and commend you on a great first half of the course! Blessings, Andy
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ReplyDeleteApologies for the late reflection. David and Zarni put up a great presentation that week, and I can say that Bloom's taxonomy is not a head-scratching topic for me now thanks to them! I'll put my applications concisely:
1)The Christmas activity is a good way of explaining the topic especially to kinesthetic learners. Similarly, we could also use the same concept for different subjects depending on the grade level.
2) If one understand's Bloom's taxonomy well, then making questions to test students on different cognitive domains also becomes easier. Most questions include remembering but it's also important to reach the level of creation.
3) If we can motivate students to take learning up as a useful hobby instead of a monotonous job, then it makes the teacher's job in teaching also slightly easier.
See you around!