Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing, A: A Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives, Abridged Edition 1st Edition

I studied using Dr. Bloom's Taxonomy in grad school, and it is so prevalent today. I ordered it so that I could refer to it as I write my own book,

Anderson and Kratwohl (eds.) describe a taxonomy of learning and therefore teaching and assessing. Based on the original work of Bloom (1956) they develop further his ideas. Whereas Bloom described a taxonomy of the cognitive process, the new book introduces a 2nd dimension, and classifies the knowledge as such. The concepts are well described, in correct terms. Anyone teaching may easily follow the argumentation. It is shown why and how the two-dimensional taxonomy will be useful in planning, preparing and assessing curricula and lectures or "teaching events". Practical examples illustrate the well presented theory. The clear structure allows one to read the book as a whole as well as to pick out issues of special interest. It was useful for me as a Prof. at a University of Applied Sciences as a framework in order to better and quicker plan and organize a new curriculum. The book is recommended for both, new teachers at any level, as well as for experienced profs revising their lectures.

As an educator, I was originally one of the countless victims of the Bloom verb-list mythology. I eventually read the original handbook and was empowered with the true model - an amazing work.The revision makes the original work two-dimensional. There is now a knowledge dimension as well as a cognitive dimension. Configured into a table or grid pattern, it can be used to categorize learning objectives into one of 24 categories. For each category there are explanations and examples of not only objectives and testing strategies as in the original work, but also teaching stragegies as well.Unlike the original, it is written for teachers instead of other academics. This is a powerful tool that can be used to both develop and evaluate curriculums. Be warned, however, that the paperback version is abridged, missing a few chapters. I recommend the hardbound edition.

I hadn't had time to read it, I wait to read it in the next days and use it to improve my teacher pratice.

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It’s a excellent book for teaching about learning objectives

This is an interesting look at the various ways and theories of teaching. It's a bit hard to read as the material is quite dense.

Excellent book. Well researched and written. Material is dense and takes time to digest, but is spectacular in its logic and thought. My future as a better teacher seems assured now that I have this book under my belt.