Bloom's+Taxonomy

__Bloom's Taxonomy and Kagan Higher Level Thinking__

Bloom's Taxonomy has been around since 1960's and has not influenced teacher's questions, classroom worksheets, or questions at the end of texbook chapters since it's inception. Teachers sometimes feel that there is not enough time to rewrite questions focusing on the taxonomy. 80% of classroom teachers who rely on whole class question/answer methods should use the Question Matrix (Q-method) in Kagan's Cooperative Learning & Higher-level Thinking Q-Matrix (1-800-WEE Co-OP) to better create and ask questions across all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy. Applying Bloom's Taxonomy to any questions is done in different levels throughout a lesson. The levels are:
 * Level 1: Knowledge-** Students are asked to recite something.
 * Level 2: Comprehension-**Statements ask the student to explain the meaning of something.
 * Level 3: Application**_ statements ask the student to apply understandings.
 * Level 4: Analysis**-Statements ask the student to interpret word meanings in relation to context.
 * Level 5: Synthesis**-statements ask teh student to apply concepts in a new setting.
 * Level 6: Evaluation**-statements ask the student to judge the relative merits of the content and concepts contained in the subject.

While the levels themselves don't seem difficult, there's a great deal involved in applying the taxonomy to specific content areas and grade levels.